The Catholic Church defended human rights during Chile’s dictatorship. An archive tells the story | AP News

The Catholic Church defended human rights during Chile’s dictatorship. An archive tells the story | AP News

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Lined up like soldiers guarding a nation’s treasures, dozens of shelves preserve an archive that gives account of a painful episode in Chile’s history: 47,000 instances of human rights violations during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.The documents were gathered between 1976 and 1992 by workers of the Vicariate of Solidarity, a

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Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum to be the ruling party’s presidential candidate | AP News

Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum to be the ruling party’s presidential candidate | AP News

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The former mayor of Mexico City will be the dominant ruling party’s presidential candidate, moving the country closer to electing its first female president next year.The decision driven by polls of Morena party members means that Claudia Sheinbaum will run as the party’s candidate in the June election. Mexico’s constitution bars

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US imposes sanctions on Sudanese paramilitary leader for human rights abuses in monthslong conflict | AP News

US imposes sanctions on Sudanese paramilitary leader for human rights abuses in monthslong conflict | AP News

CAIRO (AP) — The United States imposed sanctions Wednesday on Sudanese paramilitary commander Abdel-Rahim Hamdan Dagalo for acts of violence and human rights abuses committed by his troops in their monthslong conflict with Sudan’s army. The U.S. Treasury said in a statement that it had sanctioned Abdel-Rahim — a senior military commander and brother of

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Felony convictions vacated for 4 former Navy officers in sprawling ‘Fat Leonard’ bribery scandal | AP News

Felony convictions vacated for 4 former Navy officers in sprawling ‘Fat Leonard’ bribery scandal | AP News

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The felony convictions of four former Navy officers in one of the worst bribery cases in the maritime branch’s history were vacated due to prosecutorial misconduct Wednesday, the latest misstep in the government’s yearslong efforts in going after dozens of military officials tied to a defense contractor nicknamed Fat Leonard.U.S. District

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