Hundreds of Puerto Ricans marched in the island’s 20th Pride event, held in San Juan’s beachfront El Condado neighborhood, especially to denounce recent hate crimes against LGBT people.
The 32nd annual Pride march in the Mexican capital began with a moment of silence for journalist and activist Carlos Monsivais, who died on June 19 at the age of 72.
About 200 Costa Ricans joined a Pride march along Paseo Colón to the central park in San José. “Being gay isn’t a sickness, it’s a sexual preference,” said one participant.
LGBT organizations in Cochabamba, Bolivia, held their fourth annual Pride event on June 26, marching from Las Banderas plaza to Colón square.
This year Pride celebrations coincided with a debate in Argentina over proposed legislation that would make the country the first in Latin America to authorize same-sex marriages.
The Center for Constitutional Rights filed eight Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests regarding the US government’s knowledge of, and actions in relation to, Israel’s aid flotilla attack.
Amnesty International urged China to launch an independent investigation into last year’s riots in Xinjiang, saying new testimony casts further doubt on the official version of events.
Twin suicide attacks on a Sufi shrine in Lahore left 44 dead and 175 injured. The Taliban have repeatedly threatened the Data Darbar, one of the oldest Islamic sites in Pakistan.
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on behalf of 10 US citizens and lawful residents who are prohibited from flying to the US airspace because they are on the “No Fly List.”
Amnesty International is urging East Timor to close a legal loophole that is allowing crimes against humanity committed during the 1975-1999 Indonesian occupation to go unpunished.
Human and civil rights groups in Canada are calling for an investigation after hundreds were indiscriminately arrested during protests at the Toronto G20 summit over the weekend.
Two lawsuits have been filed against BP alleging violations of the Rackteer Influenced Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statute in connection with the recent Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
