Mexico on the Rights Path
Crerdit: Silvana Flores/AFP via Getty ImagesBy Inés M. PousadelaMONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Oct 10 2023 (IPS) Mexico’s Supreme Court recently declared abortion bans unconstitutional, effectively decriminalising abortion throughout the vast federal country, so far characterised by a legislative patchwork. The ruling came in response to a lawsuit filed by a civil society organisation, Information Group on Reproductive Choice. It forces the Federal Congress to repeal the Federal Penal Code articles that criminalise abortion. Effective immediately, those seeking abortions and those providing them can no longer be punished for doin...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - October 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ines M Pousadela Tags: Civil Society Featured Gender Headlines Health Human Rights Latin America & the Caribbean TerraViva United Nations Women's Health CIVICUS 2023 IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news

Daniel Ortega Turns Against the JesuitsDaniel Ortega Turns Against the Jesuits
Few religious institutions were of greater service to Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega during his rise to power than the Catholic religious order known as the Society of Jesus. But the Jesuits have outlived their usefulness to the 77-year-old tyrant. Last month he froze their bank accounts,…#nicaraguan #danielortega #catholic #managua (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

A Nicaraguan Novelist Betrayed by the Revolution He Helped Build
Sergio Ramírez, an acclaimed author and former vice president of Nicaragua, has not been back there since 2021. He lives in Spain and teaches at Princeton University. “I’m no longer a leader in the fight,” says Sergio Ramírez. “Now I’m just an author being punished for the words he writes.” His…#sergioramírez #nicaragua #spain #princetonuniversity #nicaraguan #anastasiosomoza #spanish #deadmencastnoshadows #danielortega #reinasofia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Growing Feminization of Migration in Cuba Poses New Challenges
By Luis BrizuelaHAVANA, Aug 25 2023 (IPS) Emigrating from Cuba was an agonizing decision for Ana Iraida. She left behind family and friends; in her backpack she carried many hopes, but also the fear of facing dangers on the journey to the United States. “My salary and that of my second job, as an editor, were insufficient. I wanted to prosper and help my parents. Nor did I want to have a child in a country where it is an ordeal to buy everything from disposable diapers to soap, not to mention food,” the 33-year-old philologist who, like the others interviewed for this story, asked to withhold her last name, tol...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - August 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Luis Brizuela Tags: Development & Aid Economy & Trade Editors' Choice Featured Financial Crisis Gender Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies Latin America & the Caribbean Migration & Refugees Population Poverty & SDGs Regional Cat Source Type: news

UN cybercrime treaty risks becoming a'global surveillance pact '
An international treaty on countering cybercrime is in danger of becoming an "expansive global surveillance pact" that will trample data privacy and human rights, activists warned UN delegates as they meet in New York City this week to hammer out an updated proposal. The draft United Nations…#newyorkcity #unitednations #northkorea #iran #venezuela #nicaragua #manhattan #katitzarodriguez #eff #pdf (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Nicaragua declares Jesuit order illegal, will confiscate its property
Create your free profile or log in to save this article Create your free profile or log in to save this article MEXICO CITY — Nicaragua’s government on Wednesday declared the Jesuit religious order illegal and ordered the confiscation of all its property. The move comes one week after the…#mexicocity #nicaragua #jesuit #danielortega #romancatholic #nicaraguan #catholicchurch #centralamerica #vatican #motherteresa (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Supporting child and family resilience in the face of political violence: evidence from a home visit parenting program - Leer J, Lopez Boo F, Norman S.
Political violence affects more than 25% of children globally, yet little is known about how to support positive adaptation among conflict-affected children. Using a sample of 3797 Nicaraguan child-caregiver dyads (M(AgeTime1) =  1.5 years, M(AgeTime2) ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Moral reasoning about gang violence in context: a comparative study with children and adolescents exposed to maras in Honduras and not exposed in Nicaragua - Moreno F.
This study examined how youth morally deliberate about conditions of gang violence shaping their communities. Participants (N  = 80; 10-11 and 14-15 years; 50% female) exposed to gangs (maras) in Honduras and not exposed to maras in Nicaragua evaluate... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Ticker: Wall Street ’s dismal August drags on with 3rd straight losing week
NEW YORK — Wall Street limped to the finish line of its third losing week in a row. The S&P 500 barely budged Friday, ending the day down by less than 0.1%. It lost more than 2% for the week, like other U.S. indexes. The Dow edged up 25 points, and the Nasdaq composite slipped 0.2%. August has…#dow #mauritanians #cincinnati #westafrican #mauritania #nicaragua #brazil #tiktok #mexico (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Thousands more Mauritanians are making their way to the US, thanks to a route spread on social media
Aissata Sall was scrolling through WhatsApp in May when she first learned about the new route to the United States. For Ibrahima Sow, the discovery came on TikTok a few weeks later. By the time their paths crossed at the tidy one-story brick house in Cincinnati, they had encountered hundreds of…#aissatasall #whatsapp #ibrahimasow #tiktok #cincinnati #mauritanians #westafrican #oumarball #mauritania #nicaragua (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Why NATO Has Become An Enemy Of Peace And Security Around The World
Authored by David Stockman via Doug Casey's International Man, America’s Brobdingnagian $1.3 trillion national security budget thrives on manufactured threats and falsely demonized foes. And nothing could be more demonstrative of…#davidstockman #dougcasey #nato #ukraine #mexico #cuba #nicaragua #granada #venezuela #tierradelfuego (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Ortega Regime Seizes Catholic University in Nicaragua
The Jesuit Central American University in Managua, Nicaragua, said a court ordered the confiscation of its property and bank accounts. A Nicaraguan court ordered the government seizure of the Jesuit-run Central American University, declaring that the school was a “center of terrorism.”#managua #nicaragua #nicaraguan #jesuit (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Blocking the law from within: familyism ideologies as obstacles to legal protections for women in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua - Menj ívar C, Diossa-Jiménez L.
The scholarship seeking to explain the ineffectiveness of violence against women (VAW) laws has focused on the lack of resources or will to implement these laws. Less attention has been given to how these laws are crafted and positioned in the legal hierar... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 16, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news

“ No ” to Sex Education Fuels Early Pregnancies in Central America
Two pregnant girls walk through the center of the capital of El Salvador, a country with one of the highest rates of pregnancies among girls aged 10 to 14, and where, as in the rest of Central America, what prevails are conservative views opposed to the teaching of sex education in schools, which is essential to reducing the phenomenon. CREDIT: Francisco Campos / IPSBy Edgardo AyalaSAN SALVADOR , Aug 3 2023 (IPS) Pregnancies among girls and adolescents continue unabated in Central America, where legislation to prevent them, when it exists, is a dead letter, and governments are influenced by conservative sectors opposed to ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - August 3, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Edgardo Ayala Tags: Active Citizens Civil Society Development & Aid Featured Gender Headlines Health Latin America & the Caribbean Population Regional Categories Sustainable Development Goals Women's Health Abortion Central America El Salvador G Source Type: news

Are the Biden administration's'processing centers' for migrants in Latin America doing any good?
In April, the Biden administration announced it would be opening “processing centers” in Central and South America to allow migrants to apply to come to the U.S. without making the dangerous journey to the southern border. The plan was to get the first centers open “within weeks,” officials told…#statedepartment #ngo #usmexico #dhs #guatemala #colombia #costarica #safemobilityoffices #africa #nicaraguans (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news