Month: April 2010
UNASUR to Elect Secretary General at Argentina Summit
Leaders of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) will meet at a special summit in Buenos Aries, Argentina, on May 3-4 to finally elect the organization’s Secretary General. There is widespread expectation that former […]
Paraguay: Controversy Over Troop Deployment
(IPS) – Military troops and extra police are being deployed in northern Paraguay after a state of emergency was declared to crack down on an armed rebel group that calls itself the Paraguayan People’s Army […]
The Mothers of May: The Difficult Democratization of the Genocidal State in Brazil
Rafael Dias, from the NGO Global Justice, believes that Brazil exists as a genocidal state because “there was never a rupture between the slave-state and the modern state, and we have now an elitist state that operates through violence to marginalize the indigenous, the black, and the poor, who were all considered threats or dangerous classes.”
Paramilitary Attack Kills Two in Oaxaca, Mexico
Two people were killed and at least another five are missing after a paramilitary group ambushed a human rights caravan yesterday in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. The caravan was organized by Oaxacan Voices Building Autonomy and Liberty (VOCAL) and the Popular Assembly of Peoples of Oaxaca (APPO).
Chiapas: The Reconquest of Recuperated Land
Since 1994, campesinos in Chiapas have recuperated over 600,000 acres of land. A rust and turquoise building in the San Manuel autonomous county was just one end of the plantation owner’s jungle mansion, but is now used as a grocery warehouse by the Zapatistas. However, now this recuperated land is in dispute between the government (fronting for corporate interests) and the Zapatistas. […]
Asesinato de Testigo de Derechos Humanos Desata Temores
Merida Initiative Under Scrutiny Following Clinton’s Visit to Mexico
Source: NACLA A cabinet-level U.S. delegation to Mexico that included Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and several military, security, and intelligence officials has led to unprecedented debate and criticism of the Merida Initiative in Mexico. […]
Bolivia’s Resource Dilemma
Source: The Real News Government struggles with tension between extraction-based economy and global environmental leadership Historic summit closes in Bolivia, while government grapples with it’s global leadership on environmental issues. Bolivia’s social spending is largely […]
Nicaragua Protests Escalate
Source: Al Jazeera Pro-government protesters in Nicaragua have blockaded the country’s parliament in an effort to prevent opposition politicians from overturning a controversial presidential decree. The supporters of Daniel Ortega, Nicaragua’s leftist president, took to […]