Source: Intercontinental Cry The International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) is being urged carry out a full and impartial investigation into recurring violence against Xinca communities in the area of the Escobal silver mine […]
Source: NACLA The Academy Award-nominated film “NO” re-opens a window on an inspirational moment in Latin American history, when Chileans used the ballot box to bring down the notorious dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet in […]
On March 19 several Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) condemned a statement by the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation, IFC [1] which defends the record of a Honduran palm oil company, Grupo Dinant, implicated in dozens of […]
(IPS) – The Honduran government’s announcement of its plans to join the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) has raised expectations as well as doubts, particularly due to the speed with which it aims to complete […]
The Brookings Institution released a report titled “Peña Nieto’s Piñata: The Promise and Pitfalls of Mexico’s New Security Policy against Organized Crime” in February of this year. Below, a few reflections on the document. The author, […]
In a recent communiqué, the Zapatistas announced that on 9 and 10 August they will celebrate the tenth anniversary of their Good Government Juntas, and explained that all the efforts of the people and the […]
Protests and demonstrations greet inexplicable appointment by Brazil’s Congress Source: Latin America Bureau Despite intense protests, Brazil’s House of Representatives elected the Federal Deputy and Christian Minister, Marcos Feliciano (PSC – Social Christian Party) on […]
From February 25 to March 7, I participated in the 200 km Walk (about 124 miles) referred to as Caminata Dignidad y Soberanía Paso a Paso (Walk for Dignity and Sovereignty Step by Step), which […]
(IPS) – Victims of crimes of the state want their recommendations to be taken into consideration by the peace talks between the Colombian government and the FARC guerrillas that are seeking to end half a […]
I know more than a few journalists who trust the work of Insight Crime, which aims to, in their words, ”increase the level of research, analysis and investigation on organized crime in Latin America and the Caribbean, and […]
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