Peru: Communities Say ‘No’ to Mining Company in Vote
(IPS) – For the second time in Peru, a mining project was rejected by local communities in a popular referendum. More than 90 percent of those who came out to vote in three districts in […]
News Briefs
USAID in Bolivia and Venezuela: The Silent Subversion
Source: Venezuela Analysis The United States government has almost perfected a method of intervention that is able to penetrate and infiltrate all sectors of civil society in a country which it deems to be of […]
Colombia: Death Threats for Tracing Paramilitary Expansion
(IPS) – Death threats have been received by members of a think tank in the Colombian capital that published a new book describing the expansion of ultra-rightwing paramilitary militias in several provinces of Colombia and […]
After 22 years, UN votes on indigenous peoples declaration
Source: Survival International Twenty-two years of intensive debate and negotiations climax this week in New York, as the UN General Assembly votes on whether to approve the declaration on indigenous peoples’ rights. Canada, the USA, […]
Bolivia: Sanchez de Lozada Extradition Request Official – Take Action!
On August 4th, 2007 in the city of Sucre, judicial capital of Bolivia, the Attorney General of Bolivia presented a request before the Supreme Court of Justice for the extradition of ex-president Gonzalo Sánchez de […]
SOA/WHINSEC Instructors Jailed for Involvement in Colombian Drug Cartel
Source: SOAW After barely averting a cut in funding by a six vote margin in Congress and becoming a focus of widespread criticism for its lack of transparency, the SOA/WHINSEC is once again making headlines […]
Peru: Anti-Poverty Plan Shrouded In Mystery
(IPS) – Peruvian President Alan García says that one of the pillars of his strategy to radically reduce poverty in his country is a new plan which, although it is fully operational, remains a mystery […]
Resource Center of the Americas Closes After 24 Years
On August 16, the Resource Center of the Americas announced that it was closing its doors “due to continuing and insurmountable financial challenges.” The Resource Center, the Bookstore of the Americas and the cafe (operated […]