Friday, November 20, 2009

Daily Headlines: November 20, 2009

* Latin America: According to a U.N. report released yesterday the global economic crisis has caused an extra 9 million people in Latin America to live in poverty.

* Peru: Keiko Fujimori heavily implied that she would release her disgraced and convicted father- former president Alberto Fujimori- if she gets elected to Peru’s highest office in 2011.

* Haiti: Amnesty International has called on the Haitian government to do more to combat abuses against children forced to work as domestic help.

* Mexico: A Mexican court has ordered a Canadian-owned gold mine to suspend activities due to environmental damages.

Image – Latina
Online Sources- Amnesty International, LAHT, csmonitor.com, Reuters

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