On live television, Venezuelan Vice-President Nicolás Maduro choked on his words. Hugo Chávez, the improbable President, born in the rural poverty of Sabaneta, in the state of Barinas, in 1954 had died of cancer.[1] To […]
It may be difficult for North Americans to grasp the loss Venezuelans are feeling over the death of President Hugo Chávez since we have no comparable experience in our entire history. I called a friend […]
Source: Venezuelanalysis.com Indigenous Yupka chief and land rights activist Sabino Romero has been assassinated in an act which has generated public repudiation from social movements and the Venezuelan government alike. A high profile investigation into […]
(IPS) – For the first time ever, on Thursday Haiti’s former dictator faced his accusers, answering questions about corruption and human rights abuses during his brutal 15-year regime (1971-1986). The court of appeals hearing was […]
Source: Desinformémonos The definitive cancellation of mining and agro-industrial contracts in the sacred territory of the Wirrárika is urgent due to the serious ecological, social and spiritual effects that are affecting the indigenous and communal […]
Source: Fellowship of Reconciliation The turnover of a calendar year is a time for rebirth and re-evaluation, a time of resolutions and looking forward to an even better year to come. January 2013 brought something […]
On January 28, 2013, students of the organization, El movimiento estudiantil normalista, entered the premises of their college, the Instituto Nacional Escuela Normal Central de Señoritas in Guatemala City, to demonstrate in a non-violent display […]
Source: Al Jazeera Sumak kausay is the Kichwa word for “living well”, or buen vivir in Spanish. It is an indigenous principle that entails the harmonious interaction between man and nature, the respect for life […]
Judge Mariana Mota’s transfer shows that the country’s culture of impunity for the crimes of dictatorship still endures. Source: Al Jazeera Uruguay has won international plaudits of late and gained the image as a bastion […]
Mayans’ lawsuit against HudBay over shootings and rapes at mine in Guatemala to proceed in Canadian courts Toronto, Ontario – In an important precedent-setting development for the accountability of Canadian mining companies for alleged overseas […]
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