El Salvador: FMLN Suffers Minor Setback at the Polls

March 13, 2012 Cory Fischer-Hoffman 0

The FMLN took a hit in Sunday’s election, which has raised many questions throughout the country. Jorge Schafik, the FMLN candidate for mayor in San Slavador, called for the “need to do a very thorough self-critical analysis, not go around looking for people to blame, but really to do a deep analysis of what needs to change.”  

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Migrants travelling through Mexico

Epidemic of Sexual Assault on Migrant Trail in Mexico: Excerpt from book “Migrants Don’t Matter”

The reality for women, transgender and transsexual persons on the migrant trails of Mexico is, horrifically, that many have learned to expect rape and sexual abuse as part of the journey. Óscar Martinez’ book, Migrants Don’t Matter, brings to light both the fortitude and resilience of some of these victimized persons as well as the systemic impunity of their offenders. Warning: this article contains graphic descriptions of assault and the scene of a rape.

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