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Labor Resistance in Post-Coup Honduras

February 8, 2011 USLEAP 0

Source: USLEAP On June 28, 2009, the democratically-elected President Manuel Zelaya was overthrown by the Honduran military and removed from the country, precipitating violence, diplomatic isolation, and the persecution of human rights defenders, indigenous leaders, […]

Ecuador: Serious Concern Over the Misuse of Terrorism Charges

February 8, 2011 Many 0

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the Ecumenical Commission for Human Rights (CEDHU), the Regional Human Rights Advisory Foundation (INREDH), and the Centre for Economic and Social Rights (CDES) express their concern for growing criminalization against social protest of indigenous communities in Ecuador, which are mobilized in defence of their rights due to the presence of large scale mining activities on their territories.

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Multinational Banana Corporation Displaces Afro-Colombian Peace Communities

February 3, 2011 Megan Felt 0

Since early December, hundreds of private contractors of multinational banana corporation Banacol have illegally invaded and occupied Afro-Colombian peace communities in the Curvaradó river basin in order to clear the land for banana cultivation. Their actions have been supported and assisted by local paramilitaries, army soldiers and municipal governments. 

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An Assessment of Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution at Twelve Years

February 2, 2011 Gregory Wilpert 0

On the 12th anniversary of Chavez’s first oath of office as president of Venezuela on February 2, 1999, one can easily get the impression from the international mainstream media that Venezuela is trapped in a terminal spiral towards becoming a state socialist dictatorship. However, Venezuela has made significant progress in the past 12 years of Chavez’s presidency (despite some significant shortcomings) towards creating a more egalitarian, inclusive, and participatory society.

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