Year: 2009
False Charges on San Salvador Vendors Dismissed
Photo by Ricardo Chicas Segura
The 14th Court of Peace in San Salvador released Roberto Alexis Víchez Osegueda, Adalberto Martínez Mejía, Carlos Alexander Soriano, Alfredo Mauricio Rivas Campos y José María Elizondo on Tuesday and dropped charges by the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) that they had been selling child pornography. Family members believe police instigated the vendors’ wrongful arrests. […]
Mining Co. Bailout Eclipses Environmental Disaster in Peru
(IPS)The Peruvian government refused to bail out the U.S. mining and metallurgical company Doe Run, which has caused severe pollution in the highlands city of La Oroya, from its severe financial troubles, but private banks did. An economic solution thus prevailed over the urgent need to protect the health of residents of La Oroya, who have no choice but to continue breathing the toxic fumes of the company’s large multi-metal smelter. […]
Peru: Veinticinco años de prisión para Fujimori
Alberto Fujimori en su juicio Crédito: Gentileza Poder Judicial de Perú (IPS) – En forma unánime, la Sala Penal Especial de la Corte Suprema de Justicia de Perú sentenció al ex presidente Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000) […]
Interview with Brazilian Squatter Activist Nete Araujo
Nete Araujo
Nete Araujo is no conventional grandma. At just 34 years old, she wears sweetheart purple nail varnish and bright white trainers. And instead of spending her days making tea and handing out cake, this nana chooses to pass the time occupying abandoned buildings in São Paulo. […]
Empire and Latin America in the Obama Era
Barack Obama’s rise to the U.S. presidency has left most Latin Americans suspended between skepticism and hope. That’s bound to make the V Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago, to be held on April 18 and 19, especially interesting. […]