2013 – Page 13 – Upside Down World

Ecuador: Correa Pushes Mining, Targets International Human Rights Observers in Intag

October 9, 2013 Glen David Kuecker 0

The government of Ecuadorian President Rafeal Correa sent the national mining company, ENAMI, into the Intag region last month in order to begin work necessary for a legally required environmental impact study for the proposed large-scale, open-pit copper mine near the agrarian community of Junín. Community members successfully prevented ENAMI from entering their community by using an age-old peasant community tactic, the road blockade.

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An Urgent Call for International Solidarity from Colombia: Support the Peace Process!

October 8, 2013 James Jordan, National Co-Coordinator for the Alliance for Global Justice 0

“We must remember this October 15th in all the corners of the planet, wherever it might be possible that acts of solidarity be realized in support of the process of dialogue that is moving forward […]

Canadian Mining Abroad: The Boom and the Backlash

October 8, 2013 Liam Barrington-Bush and Jen Wilton 0

Source: The Tyee Business-friendly laws have made Canada the preferred legal residence for three-quarters of the world’s mining companies. But many of those companies actually operate in developing countries whose legal systems inspire little confidence, […]

Re-militarizing the Police: Turning the Clock Back in Honduras

October 7, 2013 Rosemary Joyce and Russell Sheptak 0

The new military police are better armed than the civilian police they will replace in this mission. For example, they will be armed with Israeli Galil ACE 21 assault rifles carrying 35-round magazines, capable of firing 700 rounds per minute. The prospect of these boots on the ground treating neighborhoods in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula as battlefields should be troubling, even to those who applaud this latest move in the name of increasing security, including the US State Department, which Liberal party congress member Jose Azcona said in July had encouraged the formation of such a force during the previous presidential administration.

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Disgraced Chilean General Mena Commits Suicide

October 5, 2013 Owen Silverman Andrews 0

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Paramilitarismo en Costa Rica: Un silbido de miedo entre las montañas

October 4, 2013 José Solano 0

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Petraeus’ Statement on Plan Colombia at Odds With Reality

October 4, 2013 Eileen O'Grady, CEPR 0

Source: The Americas Blog Last week, former CIA director David Petraeus coauthored a column with the Brookings Institute’s Michael O’Hanlon hailing U.S. policy in Colombia as “one of the best stories on the national security […]

Gobierno haitiano maquilla la miseria

October 4, 2013 Corresponsales de HGW 0

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Blame it on Caracas

October 3, 2013 Gregory Wilpert 0

Source: NY Times eXaminer Venezuelanalysis.com founder Gregory Wilpert critiques the New York Times’ coverage of Venezuela – U.S. relations following the expulsion of three U.S. diplomats from Venezuela by President Nicolas Maduro. “Stepping up hostilities […]

Massive Indigenous Rights Movement Launches Across Brazil

October 3, 2013 Amazon Watch 0

Hundreds of indigenous peoples representing Brazil’s native communities converged on government buildings in the nation’s capital yesterday to decry unprecedented and growing attacks on their constitutional rights and territories. The historic mobilization coincides with the 25th anniversary of the founding of Brazil’s constitution with its groundbreaking affirmation of indigenous rights and aims to preserve these rights in the face of powerful economic interests behind a spate of pending laws seeking access to resources on native territories.

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