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Lidia 'Taty' Almeida, the 95-year-old leader of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo, has died. For 50 years she searched for her son, disappeared by the military dictatorship, and became a symbol of unyielding justice activism.
Rescue teams in Laos have ended the search for two men trapped in a partially flooded cave, citing high risks. The operation concluded Saturday, a week after five others were found. Despite international efforts, the two men could not be located.
Ecuador, once Latin America's safest country, has become a violent hotspot as international drug gangs vie for control of cocaine routes. President Daniel Noboa has deployed the military to combat the violence, but at least 51 people have disappeared in those operations, prompting human rights abuse allegations.
A Nepali Sherpa guide missing for six days on Mount Everest has been found alive, crawling alone toward base camp while his family had begun funeral preparations. Dawa Sherpa, 52, was spotted by a cleanup team and later airlifted to a hospital in Kathmandu, where his wife and daughter were waiting.
Rescue teams are racing against time to find two missing men in a flooded cave in central Laos after five others were successfully rescued. Heavy rains and equipment failures are hampering efforts, with international divers joining local crews. The men had entered the cave to search for gold and precious minerals before being trapped by flash floods.
Rescuers in central Laos have brought out four more men from a flooded cave, bringing the total rescued to five out of seven who were trapped while searching for gold. Two others remain missing deep inside the flooded passages.
Rescue teams have found five of seven people trapped for over a week in a flooded cave in central Laos. The five were found alive on Wednesday, while two others remain missing. A Thai volunteer group, including a diver from the 2018 Thai cave rescue, joined the operation.
Malaysian authorities have rescued 23 undocumented migrants after their boat capsized off Pangkor Island, leaving 14 missing. The MMEA has deployed boats, helicopters, and surveillance aircraft in the search operation.
A new IACHR report reveals an alarming disappearance crisis in Mexico, with over 130,000 missing and state actors deeply involved. The report documents direct and indirect state complicity, criticizing denial by the government and highlighting impunity.
