Chile: Terremoto en el centro de la pobreza
La comunidad chilena y aymara de Quillagua, con unos 100 habitantes que luchan por sobrevivir sin agua, fue el epicentro del terremoto de 7,7 grados que sacudió la zona norte del país y que dejó […]
Month: November 2007
Guatemala: Trial of “GoldCorp 7” Begins
On November 12, 2007 the oral presentations in the trial against the "Goldcorp 7" began. This is a politically laden case against seven Mam-Mayan community members from the very villages in the municipality of San […]
Mexico-Guatemala: The Other Border
Mexico-Guatemala
The immigration experience of Central Americans offers cautions about current approaches to immigration reform, just as a U.S. debate on immigration fails to produce meaningful changes in immigration policies. […]
Ecuador: Oil and Militarized Corporate Terrorism
Oil Security
When international companies perform jobs for the oil industry in Latin America, mercenaries and armed forces are often needed for protection. The oil companies use the military systematically to suppress popular resistance. […]
Argentina -Uruguay: Smoke from Pulp Mill Clouds Relations
(IPS) – Everything was in place for the beginning of the end of the long-running conflict: a friendlier face about to be sworn in as president in Argentina, a tiny bit of flexibility on the […]
Paraguay: State Accused of Violating Rights of Rural Poor
(IPS) – Civil society groups in Paraguay are hoping to persuade a United Nations expert committee to send international observers to investigate allegations of violations of the rights of peasant farmers and indigenous people in […]
What is at Stake in Venezuela’s Reform Referendum?
Source: Z Net On Sunday December 2, Venezuelans will return to the voting booths to ratify or reject two slates of constitutional reforms, 33 of which have been proposed by President Hugo Chávez and 36 […]
US Congress Passes Free Trade Deal with Peru
A new trade deal with Peru that passed in the US Congress last week boasts non-binding labor and environmental concessions, and promises more of the same damages to both countries.
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Bolivia: Coming to Terms with Diversity – Interview with Alvaro Garcia Linera
Linera & Morales
In this interview, Bolivian Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera says the internal conflicts are to be expected as Bolivian society takes on "the two conquests of equality." […]
Bolivian Horizons: an Interview with Historian Sinclair Thomson
On indigenous and popular politics in