One of the articles I read was about the safety of women in Latin American countries. They get catcalled, yelled names, or even abused physically and robbed. It’s extremely unsafe to walk around alone as a female in these countries. I hate how this problem exists for women, but also for men. The fact that anyone can downgrade another human… Read more »
Out of my four chosen articles, an article about Venezuela really caught my eye. According to this article, in Venezuela, more and more children are being abandoned by their parents. This trend seems to come from parents, who are faced with so much economic distress, that they are actually forced to leave and abandon their own children to survive.
According to Plan International, a nongovernmental organization for children’s rights, “sexual harassment is the main security risk faced by girls and young women around the world.” On October 2, the NGO published the results of an online survey of around 400 experts from 22 cities around the world, who “work on women’s rights, children’s rights and urban safety.” Leer en español: ¡Cuidado! Estas son las… Read more »
Among his arguments, he explains that “Russia has been violating the agreement. He has been violating it for many years.” He also asks “why did not President Barack Obama negotiate or withdraw from the nuclear treaty?” Referring to 2014 when Obama, as reported by the BBC, “accused Russia of violating the Treaty of IntermedIntermediate-Range Forces (INF) after allegedly testing a cruise… Read more »
Mexico Supreme Court says ban on recreational marijuana unconstitutional MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that an absolute ban on recreational use of marijuana was unconstitutional, effectively leaving it to lawmakers to regulate consumption of the drug. nd in favor of two legal challenges filed against prohibition of recreational marijuana use, Mexico’s top court crossed the… Read more »
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc said on Thursday that it would begin accepting cash fares in Mexico City, seizing on a recent Supreme Court decision, though local government has yet to approve the form of payment. General Manager of Uber Mexico Federico Ranero speaks during the presentation of their new security measures in Mexico City, Mexico April 10,… Read more »
Lately, there has been a lot of drama coming out of Brazil. Immigrants from other countries like Venezuela, have been feeling to Brazil to try and escape their country’s failing economy. Brazil had been going through an electoral race for president.
After a woman with 26 weeks of pregnancy filed a guardianship action for her EPS to perform an abortion due to malformation of the fetus, Judge Cristina Pardo Schlesinger, who had knowledge of the case, decided to present a paper in which she asked to limit abortion until 24 weeks of pregnancy. Taking into account the three reasons that are… Read more »
According to El Espectador, nine popular consultations have been held in Colombia in order to know the decision of the people, in terms of mining extraction; and it was the same media that reported the response that predominated in these consultations: NO. However, after an appeal filed by the multinational Mansarovar Energy, according to El Tiempo, the Colombian Constitutional Court… Read more »
In a recent Brazilian presidential election, Bolsonaro won with 55.5% of votes. He is a member of the Social-Liberal Party. During the elections a major part of his campaign and popularity came from his promise to better the Brazilian economy. Part of these changes will come from a reform program Paulo Guedes, Bolsonaro’s economic advisor proposed. Under the reform program… Read more »