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Jordan Costello

Guatemala News | Guatemalas Government fight for transparency and against corruption. - 0 views

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Guatemala Republic Human Rights Congress Corruption

shared by Jordan Costello on 18 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Jordan Costello on 18 Nov 09
     
    This article deals with steps to help contain corruption in Guatemala. They are trying to pass a law for free access to public information and transparency in public institutions. This law needs to be passed to show improvement when it comes to corruption in Guatemala and if the republican congress really cares then they will have to pass this law.
Courtney Connors

Uruguay approves Latin America's first gay adoption law - Yahoo! News (SB#1) - 0 views

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shared by Courtney Connors on 16 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Uruguay lawmakers Wednesday adopted a trailblazing law allowing gay and lesbian couples to adopt children, in an unprecedented move for Latin America
  • 17 out of 23 senators voting in favor of the legislation.
  • Gay adoptions remain contentious worldwide, and Uruguay, a nation of some 3.5 million people, is taking another step away from its more conservative neighbors after having already authorized gay civil unions last year
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  • President Tabare Vazquez, the first leftist leader in Uruguayan history, already opened access for homosexuals to military schools in May
  • The Catholic Church is against the bill because "from Genesis in the Bible, it says that 'God created man and woman
  • Uruguay has a long tradition of leading the way in civil rights, and has shown a desire to move ahead quickly on such questions
  • Uruguay was the first country in the largely Catholic South American region to approve divorce in 1907, and gave women the right to vote in 1932
  • Courtney Connors on 16 Sep 09
     
    On Wednesday, September 9, 2009, the legislative branch in Uruguay passed a bill allowing for gay and lesbian couples to adopt children. This law had major support from the Senators in a 17 out of 23 vote and is unlike any other gay rights movement bill in Latin America. Liberal activists hope this is just the first step in a very long line of the liberation of not only gay rights, but human rights. Uruguay is also noted to be the first Latin American country to approve divorce and women's right to vote.
Arabica Robusta

The Chevron Pit: After 18 Years Of Waiting, Justice Is Served! - 0 views

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shared by Arabica Robusta on 20 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • Few legal experts expected the case to get this far. The plaintiffs first sued Texaco in New York in 1993. Texaco, and later Chevron, successfully argued that the case should instead be heard in Ecuador, which was then run by a government seen as friendly to American business interests.
    • Arabica Robusta
      Arabica Robusta on 20 Feb 11
       
      "Few legal experts expected case to get this far [because of business-friendly government]."  However, in the next paragraph, Chevron accuses Correa government of "interference."  Clearly, Chevron and allies consider interference to only mean situations where government is against Chevron interests (even when government supports interests of its own people).
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