Under right-wing President Luis Lacalle’s administration, investigations into crimes committed during the dictatorship have come close to impunity.
Full StoryUruguayan Ambassador to Russia Daniel Castillos said that his country did not support any sanctions against Moscow and assured that it intends to strengthen trade between the two countries, local press reported Tuesday.
Full StoryUruguayan President Luis Lacalle announced Tuesday on his official Twitter account that the country is ending a two-year national health emergency associated with the global pandemic of COVID-19.
"We support this cause to avoid that the social achievements we build with so much effort fade," a citizen said.
A plumber who had carried out repairs at the Post Office building informed the Human Rights Institution about the presence of human remains.
"Lacalle is giving the relatives of the prisoners who were prosecuted for crimes committed during the dictatorship a treatment that they should not receive," activist Errandonea stated.
On Monday, the Uruguayan Ministry of Public Health initiated the campaign to boost Covid-19 vaccination in uncovered interior localities.
The leftist organization is getting ready for the March referendum through which the Uruguayans will decide on the Urgent Consideration Law.
Uruguayan health authorities registered a record number of daily coronavirus cases on Friday, with 13,625 infections nationwide since the beginning of the pandemic, while 22 deaths occurred.
The Montevideo carnival has raised an unprecedented wave of rejection in social media, where most users coincide the moment was not the most appropiate.
"We must show solidarity with these compatriots, who were infected on their holidays' travels and are passing the disease abroad with high economic expenses": Health Ministry Salinas.