Articles by Upside Down World
El Salvador: Protestors & Movement Leaders Charged with Terrorism
On July 2 the Salvadoran police violently attacked a peaceful protest against water privatization and arrested 14 people. President Saca was scheduled to announce water “decentralization” – the first step in the privatization process – in the town of Suchitoto.
Daisy Fuentes Targeted for Sweatshop in Guatemala
Hundreds of Guatemalan garment workers making blouses for former MTV personality Daisy Fuentes’ clothing line have been forced to work unpaid overtime, denied access to medical care when injured, are verbally abused and work under […]
Brazil: Slaves Freed From Biofuel Plantation
Authorities in Brazil say they freed over 1,000 workers who were being held captive as “debt slaves” at an ethanol producing sugarcane plantation. The Brazilian Ministry of Justice said that police from the Mobile Verification […]
Union Struggle in Guatemala
Seventy-five Cimatextiles’ workers and supporters rallied outside the Ministry of Work in Guatemala City on Thursday, June 21 to protest the repeal of an accord promising employees’ back wages. Cimatextiles employs these and hundreds of […]
Human rights in Argentina: Where is Julio Lopez?
Argentina is preparing for a new human rights trial for crimes committed during the 1976-1983 military dictatorship. Just days before the start of the latest trial, Argentine police discovered a body thought to be that […]