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The US has expanded sanctions on Belarus along with Canada and European allies, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says at her briefing, "to hold the Lukashenko regime accountable for its ongoing attacks on democracy, human rights and international norms." SOUNDBITE
Seoul, Sep 16 (EFE/EPA).- South Korean health workers on Thursday gathered to demand guarantee of labor rights after the country's capital region reported its highest number of Covid-19 infections Wednesday.The figures are worrying as Saturday marks one of the main holiday periods of the country called Chuseok, a festival to celebrate the harvest and honor ancestors in which a large number of people travel from the capital region, where more than half of the national population lives, to other areas of the country. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN).SHOT LIST: SOUTH KOREAN WORKERS GATHER TO DEMAND LABOR RIGHTS IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
La Paz, Aug 17 (EFE).- The group of experts sent to Bolivia by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on Tuesday presented the report on the social and political crisis in 2019, where they concluded that there were 'serious violations of human rights' in the country during the last quarter of 2019, after the failed general elections. (Camera: CÉSAR GONZÁLES). SHOT LIST: JUAN MENDEZ AND PATRICIA TAPPATA FROM THE GROUP OF EXPERTS SENT TO BOLIVIA BY THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS (IACHR), PARTICIPATE IN A PRESS CONFERENCE IN LA PAZ, BOLIVIA.SOUND BITES: JUAN MENDEZ (IN SPANISH). TRANSLATION: We have detected serious human rights violations for which we hope that justice will be served and that they will not go unpunished. Also, there were acts of violence between Bolivians that constitute crimes.
Kolkata, Aug 6 (EFE/EPA).- Indian nurses and medical students held Friday a protest in a city of Kolkata, fighting for their rights and benefits during covid-19 pandemic service for the Covid19 patients. (Camera: PIYAL ADHIKARY).SHOT LIST: NURSES AND MEDICAL STUDENTS GATHER TO PROTEST IN KOLKATA, INDIA.
Cartagena, May 21 (EFE).- Hundreds of demonstrators peacefully carried out on Friday various cultural performances and a sit-in to protest against femicide, gender-based violence and violation of human rights of which the police are accused, in front of one of the main police stations in the Colombian city of Cartagena. (Camera: RICARDO MALDONADO ROZO). SHOT LIST: DEMONSTRATORS PROTEST IN FRONT OF CARTAGENA POLICE STATION IN CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA.