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Venezuela

Venezuela Withdraws From Human Rights Court 'Out Of Dignity'

AMERICA ECONOMIA (Latin America), TERRA COLOMBIA (Colombia), EXCELSIOR (Mexico)

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced that his country would withdraw from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights "out of dignity," after the Costa-Rica based organization accused Venezuela of "inhumane" jail conditions, America Economia reports.

According to Terra Colombia, Hugo Chavez accused the Human Rights Court of supporting terrorism, after the commission issued a rule in favor of a man who had been sentenced to nine years in prison by the Venezuelan government. Raul Diaz had been found guilty of participating in the 2003 bombing attack on the Colombian consultate and Spanish Embassy in Caracas which injured four people.

Diaz managed to flee to the United States after serving out half of his sentence.

The Commission on Human Rights issued a rule against the Venezuelan government for alleged "inhuman and degrading treatment" during Diaz's detention.

The commission also ordered Venezuela to pay Raul Diaz's medical expenses as well as compensation for moral damages.

According to the Mexican daily Excelsior, Hugo Chavez called the ruling a "travesty," saying that it "offended the dignity of the Venezuelan people" and that his country had "no other solution" but to exit the organization.

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Shakira, Miley Cyrus And The Double Standards Of Infidelity

Society judges men and women very differently in situations of adultery and cheating, and in divorce settlements. It just takes some high-profile cases to make that clear.

Photo of Bizarrap and Shakira for their song “Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53”
Mariana Rolandi

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BUENOS AIRES — When Shakira, the Colombian pop diva, divorced her soccer star husband Gerard Piqué in 2022, she wrote a song to overcome the hurt and humiliation of the separation from Piqué, who had been cheating on her.

The song, which was made in collaboration with Argentine DJ Bizarrap and broke streaming records, was a "healthy way of channeling my emotions," Shakira said. She has described it as a "hymn for many women."

A day after its launch, Miley Cyrus followed suit with her own song on her husband's suspected affairs. Celebrities and influencers must have taken note here in Argentina: Sofía Aldrey, a makeup artist, posted screenshots of messages her former boyfriend had sent other women while they were a couple.

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