Year: 2010
Update: Oaxaca’s Hidden Drug War Revealed in Two Additional Murders
Two shooters, pistols, motorcycles: eight days after the deaths of Catarino Torres and Heriberto Pazos in Oaxaca, three thugs linked to the PRI and Governor Ulises Ruiz Ortiz (URO) were assassinated in front of the […]
US Court OKs Extradition of ‘Butcher of the Andes’ to Peru
A U.S. appeals court has given the green light to the extradition to Peru of retired Peruvian army officer Telmo Hurtado, who fled to Miami in 2002 to escape trial for the Aug. 14, 1985 massacre of 69 people in the southern Andean village of Accomarca. The last step is for U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to sign the extradition order.
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Social Movements and States in Latin America: Dancing with Dynamite East Coast Book Tour
East Coast Book Tour (Scroll down for tour dates and locations)Dancing with Dynamite: Social Movements and States in Latin America (AK Press) By Benjamin Dangl For an excerpt and table of contents, visit www.dancingwithdynamite.com “Ben […]
Learning From Latin American Social Movements: Introduction to Dancing with Dynamite Book
From dynamite-wielding miners in Bolivia to the struggles of landless farmers in Brazil and Paraguay, the new book Dancing with Dynamite discusses the relationship between movements and states in seven different Latin American countries.
The Disappearance of Rosendo Radilla Pacheco: An Open Letter to Mexican President Calderón
Last December, the Inter-American Court on Human Rights (IACHR) ordered the Mexican government to undertake a full investigation into the disappearance of Rosendo Radilla Pacheco from Atoyac de Álvarez on August 26, 1974. To date, the present government has not done so.
Action Alert: U.S. Embassies Deny Visas to SOA Watch Vigil Speakers
The two speakers named by the SOA Watch’s Latin American partners to represent them at the SOA Watch vigil (Nov. 19-21, 2010) have been denied entrance to the United States. Both Gerardo Brenes – a […]
Haiti: Quake Refugees Seek Moratorium on Evictions
The children standing at the tent beside the filthy pool of water put their needs simply when asked what they wish for: “À manger; l’école,” they said, practically in unison. In English, “We want to eat; we want to go to school.” […]