Cubans marry Ecuadorans for citizenship

29 July 10 - When the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) back in December 1948, 58 member states voted for a historic document covering political, economic, social and cultural rights. Read

28 July 10 - Six children under the age of two have reportedly been raped or sexually molested in the Lubumbashi area, as part of apparent rituals in which the perpetrators believe they will acquire good fortune as result of the abuse. Read

Politicians and the military in Peru are verbally attacking the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in order to "debase the concept" of fundamental human rights and implicate the Court in an "alleged defence of terrorism", its president, Judge Diego García-Sayán, told IPS.