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El Salvador: Failure to release woman jailed after miscarriage, outrageous step backward for justice
A court’s decision not to release a woman forced to spend a decade behind bars after having a miscarriage in El Salvador is an outrageous step backward for justice, Amnesty…
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No Safe Place: LGBTI Salvadorans, Guatemalans and Hondurans Seeking Asylum in Mexico
The lives and safety of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people (LGBTI) from violence-ridden El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras are at an increased risk as authorities in their countries…
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El Salvador rape survivor sentenced to 30 years in jail under extreme anti-abortion law
The sentence against a 19-year-old rape survivor of 30 years in prison on charges of “aggravated homicide” after she suffered pregnancy-related complications, is a terrifying example of the need for…
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What happens to deported Central Americans?
Amnesty International's new report, Home Sweet Home? Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador's Role in a Deepening Refugee Crisis, documents the incredible levels of violence and impunity that are driving tens…
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Home Sweet Home? Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador’s role in a deepening refugee crisis
Central America turns its back on hundreds of thousands fleeing ‘war-like’ violence Governments in Central America are fuelling a deepening refugee crisis by failing to tackle rampant violence and sky-high…
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Scandalous proposal to increase jail terms for women accused of abortion in El Salvador
A new proposal by a group of parliamentarians from opposition party ARENA in El Salvador to increase jail terms for women accused of having an abortion to up to 50…
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Salvadoran Authorities Want to Send Maria Teresa Back to Jail
Maria Teresa Rivera's recent release from prison was a major victory for women's rights in El Salvador. Nonetheless, the nation's Attorney General has said he intends to appeal the decision…
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El Salvador – Maria Teresa thanks supporters after release from jail
On 20 May 2016, Maria Teresa Rivera was finally freed from prison in El Salvador after a judge dismissed the charges against her. In 2011, she had been given a…
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Worldwide Activism Brings Justice for Maria Teresa Rivera!
On Friday, May 20, a Salvadoran Court held a resentencing hearing for Maria Teresa Rivera, a woman who was serving a 40-year prison term for allegedly killing her newborn child.
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El Salvador releases woman jailed after miscarriage, a victory for human rights
A court's decision today to release a woman who spent four years in jail in El Salvador for miscarrying her pregnancy is a great victory for human rights, said Amnesty…