Month: February 2007
Venezuela Expands Regulation of Food Production
Caracas, February 14, 2007 (venezuelanalysis.com)— Maria Cristina Iglesias, the Minister of Light Industry and Commerce and Elias Jaua, the Minister of Agriculture and Land, announced yesterday that the government will begin regulating all prices in […]
Canadian Ambassador to Guatemala Spreads Misinformation About Mining Conflict
February 28, 2007 A Public Letter To: Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs, MacKay.P@parl.gc.ca James Lambert, Director General, Latin America and Caribbean Bureau, DFAIT, james.lambert@international.gc.ca Kenneth Cook, Canadian Ambassador to Guatemala, kenneth.cook@international.gc.ca RE: Canadian ambassador […]
Mexico: Court rules HIV+ soldiers can stay in the military
Mexico‘s Supreme Court has reversed a law that allowed the military to force HIV-positive soldiers out of the armed forces. 11 members of the military brought the case to the court after more than 300 […]
“Dirty” Uruguayan Colonel Held in Brazil
A retired Uruguayan colonel wanted in "dirty war" probes was detained on Monday in Brazil. Manuel Juan Cordero, an advocate of torture, is wanted in Uruguay for his connection in the disappearance of a leftist […]
Esclavitud de los indígenas guaraníes en el Chaco boliviano
Este artículo fue originalmente publicado en la revista Domingo del periódico La Prensa. Por la noche los guaraníes hablan con la naturaleza, [1]. Apoyados en los troncos que sostienen sus chozas oyen el eco nocturno […]