Year: 2006
Ecuador’s Indigenous Presidential Candidate
Support for former vice-president León Roldós fell this month in Ecuador, according to a poll by Informe Confidencial. The first round of presidential elections will take place on October 15, 2006. If no candidate recieves […]
Lula in the Lead
A recent survey indicates that President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is in the lead in the upcoming Brazilian elections. The interviews with 3,816 Brazilian adults, conducted by Datafolha / Folha de Sao Paulo on […]
Salvadoran Students Suffer Setback
Source: Americas.org Salvadoran student organizing suffered a severe blow after a July 5 demonstration in front of the National University (UES) left two police shot dead and ten officers injured by gunfire. Since then, the […]
New Alliance to Fight Water Privatization in El Salvador
On Sept. 7, Salvadoran activists representing 37 different organizations formed a new alliance that will defend the public right to water. The "National Forum for the Defense of the Sustainability and the Right to Water" was organized in […]
No Sex for Colombian Gangsters
The city of Pereira, Colombia, was the most violent in Colombia in 2005, reporting 488 killings last year, and has a per capita rate of 97 murders per 100,000 residents, double the national level. 90% […]
Chile Remembers 9-11
Violence continues on the 33rd anniversary of the military coup lead by Pinochet in Chile. Many Chileans resent the gradual return to democracy that left military perpetrators of torture and assassination free and wealthy (including […]