Year: 2010
Colombia: Report Suggests “Correlation” between U.S. Aid and Army Killings
(IPS) – “There are alarming links between increased reports of extrajudicial executions of civilians by the Colombian army and units that receive U.S. military financing,” John Lindsay-Poland, lead author of a two-year study on the […]
Transition to a New Government in Oaxaca? Not so Fast!
Winning an election against a party in power for more than eighty years in Oaxaca constituted a triumph for voters and organizers, as well as for the individuals who won offices. But for Gabino Cue […]
Plan Colombia Linked to Increased Military Abuses
Source: NACLA Increases in U.S. military funding have been accompanied by an increase in the number of extrajudicial killings by the Colombian military, according to a report released on July 29 by the Fellowship on […]
Action Alert: San Juan Copala Under Paramilitary Control Following Police Raid
Source: International Cry Two days ago, more than one hundred Oaxaca state troopers raided the autonomous indigenous municipality of San Juan Copala, in Oaxaca, Mexico. The shocking move reveals the extent of the Oaxaca government’s […]
Mexico: San Juan Copala Again Under Fire
Residents of San Juan Copala once again huddle together under fire, pleading for urgent support from national and state governments, as well as the ambassadors of Finland, Germany, and Belgium. Shootings have increased and another indigenous leader has been threatened with death.
Panama: General Strike Against Killings
When right-wing billionaire Ricardo Martinelli was elected Panama’s president in May 2009, political commentators heralded it as a sign that Latin Americans were becoming disillusioned with the “pink tide” of progressive and leftist governments. But one year later, the Martinelli government is facing a wave of resistance to its anti-labour and anti-union laws. Resistance has grown in the face of deadly repression. […]
Colombia-Venezuela Dispute Will Be Better Resolved In South America
This dispute highlights the importance of the institutional changes that the left-of-center governments in Latin America are trying to make. The increasing importance of UNASUR, displacing the OAS, has become vital to Latin American progress and stability. […]
López Obrador’s Alternative Plans for Mexico
Mexico’s poor performance both politically and economically over the past few years cannot only be blamed on external factors, according to López Obrador. He is critical of the neo-liberal model being followed by the National Action Party of Felipe Calderón Hinojosa and has an alternative plan which he presented to the nation on July 25th in the main plaza of Mexico City.
Indians Hold Construction Workers Hostage at Amazon Dam Site
Brazilian Indians are occupying the site of a hydroelectric plant, demanding that they be compensated for the damage caused to them by the dam, that their land rights be upheld and that no more harmful […]