Families of those suspected to have been killed in the mid 1980s by agents of the right-wing military regime of Oscar Mejia Victores, say just being able to search for their loved ones is a signal of progress in this country.

VOA: standard.2009.12.18

Charity officials asked Mrs Justice Nicola Davies to end an informal segregation regime - known as "restriction on the wing" - at the young offenders' institution.

BBC: Ashfield young offenders begin legal battle

With the notable exception of the post-coup regime in Honduras last year, the principal offenders have been populist, left-wing elected leaders.

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