News: Uruguay

Uruguay: Plebiscite Undermines Justice

Oct 27, 2009

Uruguayan voters' rejection of a move to annul the country's amnesty law could hamper efforts to promote justice over crimes committed during the country's military dictatorship (1973-1985), despite recent important rulings to help bring accountability for that era.

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Uruguay: Investigate TV Discrimination

Mar 27, 2009

Human Rights Watch expressed in a letter to the Uruguayan minister of education and culture and the Communication Services Regulation Unit today that the Uruguay authorities should investigate whether a decision by private television stations not to run a public awareness commercial designed to reduce discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people is lawful.

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Uruguay: Ex-President Faces Prosecution for Military-Era Abuses

May 19, 2005

Criminal charges filed against a former Uruguayan president for killings committed under military rule represent an important step toward establishing responsibility for gross human rights abuses, Human Rights Watch said today.

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Uruguay Signs War Crimes Treaty

Dec 19, 2000

Human Rights Watch today applauded Uruguay's signing of the Rome Treaty for the International Criminal Court. With this signature, 121 states have signed the treaty, including almost all of Latin America.

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