Year: 2012
Colombia and Guatemala Again Ranked 1st and 2nd in Murders of Trade Unionists
Source: USLEAP In its 2012 Annual Survey of Violations of Trade Union Rights released June 6, 2012, the International Trade Union Confederation found that Latin America remains the most dangerous region of the world for […]
Argentina’s Desaparecidos – the Epilogue
(IPS) – The identification of the remains of victims of forced disappearance of Argentina’s 1976-1983 military dictatorship – whose bodies were buried in secret graves or thrown into the sea – is moving forward, with […]
Photo Essay: Third Month of Resistance Against a Radius Gold-owned Mine in Guatemala
Barely 28 kilometers northeast from Guatemala City, community members from the municipalities of San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc, also within the Department of Guatemala, have blocked the entrance to the Tambor gold mine since March 2nd, 2012. The mining project, also known as Progreso 7 Derivada, belongs to Exploraciones Mineras de Guatemala, S.A. (EXMINGUA), local subsidiary of Canadian junior mining company Radius Gold Inc.
Media Analysis: ‘This American Life’ Digs for Truth about the Dos Erres Massacre in Guatemala, but Fails to Unearth the Role of the United States
Rights Action recommends listening to a very moving 59-minute “This American Life” (TAL) radio report “What Happened At Dos Erres?” (May 25, 2012) that describes a particular massacre in Guatemala– the Dos Erres massacre of […]
Elders in Peruvian Andes Help Interpret Climate Changes
A unique response to the challenge of global warming is happening in rural areas of Peru, where a network of indigenous elders is working out how to adjust weather forecasts in the light of climate change, while taking measures to safeguard their crops.
Trade Unionists Denounce Persecution in El Salvador
(IPS) – Persecution of trade unionists remains a problem in El Salvador, in spite of the fact that the country is governed by a left-wing party that advocates labour rights, union leaders say. When Mauricio […]
Haiti: Partners in Deforestation and “Slumification”
(IPS/Haiti Grassroots Watch) – More than 100 Haitian families now have new housing, thanks to the support of two non-governmental organisations working on reconstruction following the country’s devastating 2010 earthquake. But the circumstances in which […]