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Uruguays Senate has approved the promotion of the first three female military officers to reach the rank of colonel in the South American countrys armed forces, Defense Minister Javier García announced Monday.

Uruguayan authorities have announced plans to build a prison for transgender offenders, it was reported in Montevideo. Uruguay is the country with the highest per capita incarceration rate in South America, with four out of every 1,000 inhabitants behind bars.

Montevideo, Jan 17 (Prensa Latina) Uruguay's Association of Former Political Prisoners (CRYSOL) on Tuesday persists in searching for those missing during the dictatorship in Uruguay.