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Biden urges Latin America to take in Guantanamo prisoners

BOGOTÁ, Colombia – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, on a four-country trip across Latin America, said he hoped the region would accept more Guantanamo prisoners to help expedite closing the facility, in an interview published Wednesday by a Colombian newspaper.

Uruguay agrees to take Guantanamo detainees

Uruguay's President José Mujica said Thursday that his country had agreed to receive detainees from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, calling the decision a matter of human rights.

Doctors complicit in torture at CIA, military prisons: study

The Defense Department and the CIA demanded that the health care personnel "collaborate in intelligence gathering and security practices in a way that inflicted severe harm on detainees in U.S. custody."

Outcry over Guantanamo prison grows, as does hunger strike

Petition: "There is something fundamentally wrong with a system where not being charged with a war crime keeps you locked away indefinitely and a war crime conviction is your ticket home."

Obama will try again to shut Guantanamo prison

On Wednesday, Cuba's foreign minister demanded that Washington shut Guantanamo Bay and return the long-held military base to Havana.

U.S. increase number of medics at Guantanamo over hunger strike

British Guantanamo expert: "Every day I expect to hear the worst. I am appalled that President Obama has done nothing, and continues to do nothing."

U.S. Activists Protest Guantanamo Prison Camp in Cuba

HAVANA – Five U.S. pacifists, among them anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan, traveled to the Cuban capital this week to demand the closure of the...
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Costa Rica’s Elections Deliver First-Ever Female Majority in Legislative Assembly

In a landmark development for gender representation, women have claimed 30 of the 57 seats in Costa Rica's Legislative Assembly after the February 1...

Latin American Governments Violate Human Rights Under Cover of Trump Policies

Far from curbing Donald Trump’s assault on the global human rights system, several Latin American governments are using the U.S. president’s policies as an...

Two Costa Ricans Headed to US After Court Upholds Extradition Ruling

Judges on the Court of Appeals in San José have confirmed the extradition of two Costa Rican citizens to the United States to face...

Tourism in Costa Rica Starts 2026 Strong Despite Health and Security Challenges

International visitors filled Costa Rica's airports in early 2026, signaling a solid launch to the winter season. Both San Jose and Liberia Airports reported...