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Registro Demográfico advirtió a Pesquera sobre incongruencias en número de muertes
La directora ejecutiva, Wanda Llovet, confiesa que no hubo un trabajo en equipo con el Departamento de Seguridad Pública en la elaboración de la lista oficial de muertes, que se congeló en 64, y que incluso discrepó ante incongruencias en los datos de esa agencia.
Marisa Franco of Mijente and Why This Immigration Debate Is Way Too Simplistic (PODCAST)
Latino Rebels Radio: July 15, 2018
Brazil’s Lula Is Acquitted of One of Seven Remaining Corruption Charges
The prosecutors’ office finally asked the judge to acquit Lula of obstruction of justice as the witnesses against him weren’t sufficiently credible.
Puerto Rican Actor/Comedian Suni Reyes Explains Why It Was Important to Create a WEST SIDE STORY Parody Video Now
“I had this crazy idea of using my skills as a comedian and a writer to do a parody of the holy grail of musical theatre and question the relevance of a revival,” she tells Latino Rebels.
American Generosity? (A POEM)
Don’t sell us your mythology/Call it what it is
REPORT: Selling Out New York’s Immigrants
How Andrew Cuomo’s donors and top associates profit from ICE.
SAG-AFTRA and Telemundo Reach Historic Agreement
The contract marks a breakthrough after 15 months of negotiations that followed a vote by Telemundo performers to unionize on March 8, 2017.
Forest Preserve District of Cook County Vows to ‘Look Forward’ in Response to Puerto Rican Woman Being Harassed on Video
“I am sincerely sorry this happened. I’ve seen the video, and I am outraged that this would happen anywhere, but especially sad it happened in our Forest Preserves,” Arnold Randall told the media.
As Ecuador Upholds Sentence Against Chevron, New York State Disbars Representing Lawyer for Bribery
Oil operations between 1964 and 1992 caused environmental damages.
Rep. Gutiérrez on Puerto Rican Woman Getting Harassed in Viral Video: ‘If You See Hate, Stand Up and Speak’
“We all have to step up to defend the United States from this tide of bullying, misogyny, homophobia, and xenophobia, and stand up for what America is really all about.”
New Infographic Shows Harmful Effect Fear of Deportation Has on Mental Health
Living under fear of deportation causes toxic stress which affects the body and mind by delaying development.
Colombia Signs Law to Allow Collective Demobilization of Criminal Gangs
Santos announced that Colombia’s largest illegal armed group will be demobilizing “in the coming days.”
Undocumented and LGBTQ (PODCAST)
Latino Rebels Radio, July 11, 2018.
How Overturning Roe v. Wade Would Hurt Latina Women
Kavanaugh previously voted against giving an undocumented teen access to abortion in a high profile case.
The US Menaced Ecuador Into Backing Off UN Breast-Milk Resolution
A spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services denied the agency was involved in threatening Ecuador.
Government of Puerto Rico Did Not Follow Federal Guidelines to Certify Post-María Deaths
It took 36 days after the hurricane for the CDC to inform Puerto Rico’s government about a special form that needed to be used to certify deaths, and even then, it was not implemented.
EXCLUSIVE: Young Puerto Rican Woman Harassed by Man in Viral Video Speaks Out For First Time
“I want people to realize that racism is very much alive and we need to do better as a country,” Mia Irizarry told Latino Rebels.
Nicaragua Government Opens Blocked Roads But Leaves 14 Dead After Day of Confrontations
The State Department of the United States ordered on Friday the evacuation of all non-essential staff from its embassy.
Why Mexico’s Historic Elections May Bring About Big Change
The election of a leftist party in Mexico for the first time in decades has the potential to transform the country as it dislodges its ruling elite.
El gobierno de Puerto Rico no siguió la guía federal para certificar muertes tras María
No fue hasta 36 días después del huracán que el CDC informó al gobierno de Puerto Rico sobre la guía que contiene un formulario especial que debía usarse para certificar muertes tras el desastre, y a pesar de esto, no se implementó. Ya entrada la temporada de huracanes de 2018, todavía no hay un protocolo eficiente para contabilizar las muertes relacionadas a los desastres.