Bolivia After the Storm
Source: Americas Program At the end of December, the first popular uprising in the region against a government of the left took place in Bolivia. It was caused by an excessive increase in the price […]
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Brazil: Libya Attack Sours Obama-Rousseff Meeting
(IPS) – The first black president of the United States visited the first woman president of Brazil: their meeting resulted in modest progress in bilateral relations, but a bitter taste could not be avoided over […]
Biofuels, Mass Evictions and Violence Build on the Legacy of the 1978 Panzos Massacre in Guatemala
Internationally-funded Guatemalan bio-fuel interests evict Mayan Qeqchi families from their historic lands, destroying homes and crops, killing one, injuring more, while thousands are without food or shelter.
Obama in El Salvador
As part of his visit to El Salvador yesterday, the last stop on a Latin American excursion occurring despite events in Japan and Libya, Barack Obama visited the tomb of Salvadoran Archbishop Óscar Arnulfo Romero, assassinated on March 24, 1980.
CODEMUH: Women’s Resistance in Honduras
Codemuh (the Honduran Women’s Collective) is a feminist and rights-based grass-roots organisation fighting for better living and working conditions for women in garment factories, or maquilas as they are known in Latin America.
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Mexican Women Activists at Risk After Fleeing Death Threats
Amnesty International has urged the Mexican authorities to provide protection to two prominent women activists forced to flee their homes after receiving death threats for their human rights work. Marisela Ortiz and Maria Luisa García […]
Wikileaks Cables of Interest on Latin America, March 14-20, 2011
ARGENTINA Argentine Minister of Economy “likes to ski every season at Aspen and surf at San Diego-area beaches” http://bit.ly/h9DR54 #cablegate Cristina Kirchener to USG: Chavez is “Caribbean” and “full of surprises” http://bit.ly/hccAGA #cablegate G7+: Argentina […]
Violent Development: Communities Defending Lands and Resources Face Ongoing Repression in Guatemala
On February 28, 2011, organized action by Indigenous community members was once again met with violence in Guatemala. The goal of the demonstration was to pressure the Guatemalan government to comply with precautionary measures issued by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in May 2010, and particularly the temporary suspension of the Marlin mine.
Argentina: Esclavitud rural en tiempos de ganancias récord
(IPS) – Hacinados en precarios habitáculos o bajo techos de plástico, sin luz ni agua potable tras jornadas laborales de 14 horas, así sobreviven cientos de miles de trabajadores rurales en Argentina pese a cosechas […]