Canadá impulsa el poder policial en México
El papel de Ottawa en la guerra permanente contra el pueblo de México Fuente: SubVersiones Ciudad Juárez, México. La música es fuerte y el bar está bien abastecido. Me siento tímidamente con una lata de […]
Month: July 2012
Desalojos no detendrán la lucha contra la Privatización de la Educación en Guatemala
Fuente: Waging Nonviolence Mientras el conflicto sobre las reformas propuestas a la carrera del Magisterio y las escuelas normales se polariza, la policía desalojó violentamente a los estudiantes que protestaban del Parque de la Industria […]
A Coup Over Land: The Resource War Behind Paraguay’s Crisis
What lies behind today’s headlines, political fights and struggles for justice in Paraguay is a conflict over access to land; land is power and money for the elites, survival and dignity for the poor, and has been at the center of major political and social battles in Paraguay for decades. In order to understand the crisis in post-coup Paraguay it’s necessary to grasp the political weight of the nation’s soil.
Colombia and Mexico: Drug War Capitalism
In both the United States and Canada there have been sustained grassroots efforts to spotlight the unjust mass incarceration and criminalization of poor people, and especially poor people of color, for drug-related arrests. But there has been too little analysis about the reasons behind and mechanisms of this war, and its economic impact on Mexico and beyond.
Guatemalan Femicide: The Legacy of Repression and Injustice
One generally overlooked feature of the Guatemalan government and military’s 36-year (1960-96) genocidal counterinsurgency campaign against the country’s Mayan population is the strategy of targeting women with violence.
Mexico Fails to Tackle Increased Levels of Violence Against Women
The Mexican authorities have failed to protect women from increasing levels of violence and discrimination or to ensure those responsible face justice, said Amnesty International in a report handed to a UN body due to […]
Botched DEA Raid in Honduras Exposes How Militarization Terrorizes Communities Around the World
A deadly May raid brought the impact of the drug war on local communities in Honduras into the global spotlight. Source: AlterNet A boat riddled with bullet impact marks sits docked at a landing along […]
Bolivia: TIPNIS Marchers Return Home, Pledge to Resist Government Consulta
Source: NACLA Following a two-week vigil in La Paz, frustrated lowland indigenous marchers have decided to return to their native communities. Some 1,500 marchers arrived in the nation’s capital on June 27, after a 62-day, […]
Express Coup Rattles Paraguay
Transnational corporations including Canada’s Rio Tinto Alcan undeterred by political turmoil Source: The Dominion TORONTO—A coup snuck up on South America last month, taking people around the world by surprise. The June 22 ouster of […]