Year: 2013
Without Funding, Haiti Faces “Endemic Cholera”
Lack of financing for a 10-year eradication plan means that cholera will likely be endemic to Haiti for years to come. Cholera spreads via contaminated food, water and fecal matter. One of the essential parts […]
US Embassy, DEA Obstructing Investigation into Drug War Killings in Honduras
More than a year has passed since a DEA-assisted drug war operation in the Honduran Moskitia killed four indigenous Miskitu civilians, and relatives of the victims are still looking for answers. Operating outside of Honduran chains of command, it remains unclear how Honduran state structures – particularly when evidence is destroyed during the operations by the DEA itself – can conduct thorough and reliable investigations leading to arrests and, ultimately, justice.
Santos dice que Colombia no necesita a la oficina de derechos humanos de la ONU
(IPS) – A Marta Díaz el ejército de Colombia le mató a su hijo Douglas Tavera en 2006. Lo vistió con uniforme de combate y lo reportó como guerrillero de las FARC. Ella lo buscó […]
Militarization of Law Enforcement in Guatemala
In March 2012, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay expressed concern about “reports of an increased use of the military in law-enforcement functions.” She stressed that any such participation should only be in a “police support capacity without diverting resources from the police”; must be “subject to civilian direction and control”; and needed to be “limited in time and scope.” Since then, it appears little has improved.
San Sebastián Bachajón: Following the Assassination of Juan Vázquez Guzmán, the Struggle for the Defense of the Land Continues
“The government does not like the people to organize and defend what is theirs; they repress us with state forces and order assassination to silence our movement”, declared the ejidatarios (communal landholders) of San Sebastián […]
Brazil’s Poor Pay World Cup Penalty
Source: The Progressive Magazine On June 15, the opening day of the Confederations Cup in Brazil — a warmup to the World Cup — thousands protested across the country against the amount of money being […]
Uruguay’s Struggle for Historical Accountability
On February 24, 2011, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) made a historic ruling in the Gelman v. Uruguay case by holding Uruguay responsible for forced disappearances committed during the nation’s dictatorship which lasted from 1973-1985.
Activists Demand Justice for Victims of Clerical Sex Abuse in Mexico
(IPS) – Human rights groups are calling for the Committee on the Rights of the Child to bring the Mexican state to account, as it has done in other countries, for failing to investigate widespread […]