Latin American Herald Tribune: Democrat Cisneros Aiming for California Win to Bring Sanity Back to DC

November 01, 2018

PRN-Latino News Latin American Herald Tribune: Democrat Cisneros Aiming for California Win to Bring Sanity Back to DC Latin American Herald Tribune: El Salvador’s Legal System Discriminates against Women, Attorney Burgos Says Latin American Herald Tribune: EU Honors Uruguayan Foundation That Cares for At-Risk Infants Latin American Herald Tribune: Paraguay Begins Prison Census Latin American Herald Tribune: Caixinha: Making Copa MX Final is Another Building Block for Cruz Azul Latin American Herald Tribune: Democrat Cisneros Aiming for California Win to Bring Sanity Back to DC PRN-Latino News from mikenova (16 sites) Democrat Cisneros Aiming for California Win to Bring Sanity Back to DC LOS ANGELES – Gil Cisneros, the Democratic candidate for California’s District 39 House seat, wants to head to Washington to return “sanity” to national politics and put a stop to the policies of President Donald Trump.“We have to try to recover sanity in Washington and stop the lies from coming from the White House every day,” Cisneros told EFE just a week before the Nov. Read More Latin American Herald Tribune: El Salvador’s Legal System Discriminates against Women, Attorney Burgos Says PRN-Latino News from mikenova (16 sites) El Salvador’s Legal System Discriminates against Women, Attorney Burgos Says SAN SALVADOR – Women in El Salvador are exposed to judicial proceedings that lack gender perspective, especially those accused of homicide or attempted murder when allegedly having an abortion, attorney Alejandra Burgos said in an interview with EFE.The lawyer is part of the defense team that represents Imelda Cortez, a 20-year-old woman charged with “attempted murder” after allegedly trying to end her unwanted pregnancy resulting from repeated sexual assaults by her stepfather, who abused her over the past seven years.“Imelda and other women prosecuted for homicide – when in fact they had an obstetric problem – are poor women, from rural areas and whose rights to education and healthcare have been hampered,” Burgos said. Read More Latin American Herald Tribune: EU Honors Uruguayan Foundation That Cares for At-Risk Infants PRN-Latino News from mikenova (16 sites) EU Honors Uruguayan Foundation That Cares for At-Risk Infants MONTEVIDEO – The European Union delegation in Uruguay presented its 2018 Human Rights award on Wednesday to the Canguro Foundation, which provides both physical and emotional care to babies whose mothers are in difficult situations.At the award ceremony, EU envoy Karl-Otto König stressed the importance of the work of the foundation in safeguarding the rights of the most vulnerable.Pamela Moreira, the president of the foundation, told EFE that the award, which includes travel to Brussels to meet with EU officials and representatives of European NGOs, will motivate volunteers to keep working.“Though the biggest reward we have is to receive all that we receive from the babies and their families, to receive an award like this is not only a recognition that we greatly value, but also an enormous motivation to go on,” she said.“We have 280 volunteers, we accompany the babies 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, and the results are very promising because we have noticed that the babies leave the hospital in a much better state, with a weight gain ... Read More Latin American Herald Tribune: Paraguay Begins Prison Census PRN-Latino News from mikenova (16 sites) Paraguay Begins Prison Census ASUNCION – Paraguay’s Justice Ministry and the Higher Electoral Tribunal (TSJE) began on Wednesday taking a census of the country’s prison population to find out the situation of inmates and to end prison overcrowding, due in part to defendants spending months and even years in custody waiting for their cases to come to trial.The work began Wednesday morning in one of the wings of the Esperanza Industrial Prison, south of Asuncion, where the 50 officials tasked with taking the census set up rows of facing chairs for interviewing the inmates.The purpose of the census is not just to get a prison count, but also to find out the personal and court status of the more than 14,000 inmates.The census takers interviewed the approximately 260 Esperanza inmates one at the time.The inmates sat before staff members to answer questions ranging from personal things – such as how often they receive family visits, if they get into fights and the things they do during their spare time – to the current status of their court cases.The objective is to put a human face on the numbers, Alejandro Buzo, general director of planning and institutional development at the Ministry of Justice, told reporters.“The aim of the census is to get the current photos and data (of inmates in) the penitentiary system updated” in all facilities, Buzo said. Read More Latin American Herald Tribune: Caixinha: Making Copa MX Final is Another Building Block for Cruz Azul PRN-Latino News from mikenova (16 sites) Caixinha: Making Copa MX Final is Another Building Block for Cruz Azul MONTERREY, Mexico – Pedro Caixinha, who manages Mexican league club Cruz Azul, said playing in the Copa MX final was the first step in his long-term plan for the club, a strategy he hopes will deliver inspiring and tangible results.“My commitment to the team goes beyond the Copa MX. Read More

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