Uruguay

Uruguay

• Uruguay general gets 28 years in prisoner's murder

  Uruguay has convicted an active general for dictatorship-era human rights violations for the first time. Gen. Miguel Dalmao was sentenced to 28 years ... 

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  'Operation Condor' trial begins in Buenos Aires

  Argentina began a long-awaited human rights trial Tuesday focused on Operation Condor, the 1970s conspiracy launched by Chilean dictator Augusto ... 

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  Uruguay's lower house approves gay marriage law

  Lawmakers in taboo-breaking Uruguay voted to legalize gay marriage late Tuesday night, approving a single law governing marriage for heterosexuals and ...