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(CNN)A 20-year old who became pregnant after being raped by her stepfather was freed from an El Salvador jail Monday and acquitted on charges of attempting to murder her baby, CNN en Español reported ... She faced up to 20 years in prison, according to her lawyer Alejandra Romero....

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Salvadoran rape victim accused of attempted murder after giving birth to baby in latrine is freed from jail

Yahoo Daily News 18 Dec 2018

She had spent more than 18 months awaiting trial in what was seen as a landmark case by women's rights groups in El Salvador, which for the past two decades had had some of the most severe anti-abortion laws in the world.View photos ... One of Miss Cortez's lawyers, ......

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El Salvador court frees woman jailed under anti-abortion law

This is Money 18 Dec 2018

SAN SALVADOR, Dec 17 (Reuters) - A Salvadoran woman accused of the attempted murder of her newborn baby under the country's strict abortion laws after she was raped by her stepfather was freed by a court on Monday after more than 18 months in jail ... lawyer Ana Martinez said....

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Okada resort firm under fire

Journal Online 09 Dec 2018

SEC asked to block questioned tender offer and backdoor listing of Okada resort operator. A SHAREHOLDER of Asiabest Group International, Inc ... In his complaint filed by his lawyers, Salvador Paolo Panelo Jr ... Carnell S ... Those charged include Kazuo Okada’s son Tomohiro Okada, and Jun Fujimoto, current President and CEO of UEC ... in control of ABG ... ....

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Families Are Still Being Separated at the Border

truthout 29 Nov 2018

... the lawyer who represents him ... According to Evangelista, Julio arrived at the border in mid-September, carrying a letter prepared by a Salvadoran lawyer that explained that he had fled El Salvador with his son because he had been attacked and threatened by gangs there for years....

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Locsin confirmed as Foreign Affairs chief

Sun Star 28 Nov 2018

The DFA chief is a lawyer, politician, and a former journalist. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Palace welcomes the CA's confirmation of Locsin's nomination as the Foreign Affairs Secretary ... "Being a lawyer, the Filipino ......

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Trump Administrations Quietly Resumes ‘Zero Tolerance’ by Another Name

Truth Dig 28 Nov 2018

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Families still being separated at border — months after Trump’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy reversed

Aberdeen News 28 Nov 2018

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The Trump administration has started separating immigrant families again — and giving dubious explanations about why

Alternet 28 Nov 2018

Immigration lawyers say border agents are again removing children from their parents ... According to Evangelista, Julio arrived at the border in mid-September, carrying a letter prepared by a Salvadoran lawyer that explained that he had fled El Salvador with his son because he had been attacked and threatened by gangs there for years....

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Families Are Still Being Separated At The Border, Months After ‘Zero Tolerance’ Was Reversed

TPM 27 Nov 2018

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Families Are Still Being Separated at the Border, Months After “Zero Tolerance” Was Reversed

ProPublica 27 Nov 2018

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Families are still being separated at the US border, even though the 'zero tolerance' policy was reversed months ago

Business Insider 27 Nov 2018

Lawyers at the ACLU and Catholic ... According to Evangelista, Julio arrived at the border in mid-September, carrying a letter prepared by a Salvadoran lawyer that explained that he had fled El Salvador with his son because he had been attacked and threatened by gangs there for years....

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Q&A with Vance Winningham: Court temporarily blocks denying asylum to Central American caravan

The Oklahoman 27 Nov 2018

Vance Winningham is an immigration lawyer with Winningham, Stein & Basey ... It involved a woman who sought asylum after enduring more than a decade of beatings, death threats, rape and stalking by her ex-husband in El Salvador....