Civil Society
Monday, December 15, 2014 - 06:59
La noche del 26 de septiembre policías de Iguala y Cocula, obedeciendo órdenes del alcalde igualteco, atacaron a los normalistas de Ayotzinapa, mataron a tres y a otros 43 se los entregaron a Guerreros Unidos, grupo que presuntamente los asesinó e incineró. Esa es la versión oficial. Pero una investigación periodística, basada en documentos oficiales, videos y testimonios, cuenta otra historia: El ataque fue orquestado y ejecutado por la Policía Federal, con la complicidad o franca colaboración del Ejército.
Monday, December 15, 2014 - 06:59
La noche del 26 de septiembre policías de Iguala y Cocula, obedeciendo órdenes del alcalde igualteco, atacaron a los normalistas de Ayotzinapa, mataron a tres y a otros 43 se los entregaron a Guerreros Unidos, grupo que presuntamente los asesinó e incineró. Esa es la versión oficial. Pero una investigación periodística, basada en documentos oficiales, videos y testimonios, cuenta otra historia: El ataque fue orquestado y ejecutado por la Policía Federal, con la complicidad o franca colaboración del Ejército.
Thursday, December 11, 2014 - 06:15
Drug-fueled gang violence and extreme weather linked to climate change are forcing tens of thousands of people in Latin America to flee their homes every year, according to Jan Egeland, head of the Norwegian Refugee Council.
Thursday, December 11, 2014 - 06:15
Drug-fueled gang violence and extreme weather linked to climate change are forcing tens of thousands of people in Latin America to flee their homes every year, according to Jan Egeland, head of the Norwegian Refugee Council.
Tuesday, December 9, 2014 - 06:42
In primary and secondary schools of this Central American capital, "hallway" is not just another word for corridor but slang for a gantlet of gangsters who hit up instructors for money on the way to the classroom.Teachers who don't pay, don't teach.
Monday, December 8, 2014 - 06:36
Nearly 10 weeks after 43 college students in Mexico were kidnapped by police, forensic experts have identified a bone found among remains in a trash dump as belonging to one of the missing men, the school and federal officials said Saturday.
Thursday, December 4, 2014 - 06:22
Two reports published yesterday have focused attention on widespread perceptions of insecurity and corruption in Latin America, a trend with harmful consequences for democratic governance in the region.
Wednesday, December 3, 2014 - 08:52
The countries of Central America — especially “the Northern Triangle” of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras — are among the most criminally violent nations in the world. As part of the U.S. Government’s (USG) Central America Regional Security Initiative (CARSI), the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has designed and implemented a set of programs to improve citizen security in Central America by strengthening community capacity to combat crime and by creating educational and employment opportunities for at-risk youth.1 USAID’s crime prevention work has been implemented through its field Missions in five countries: El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Wednesday, December 3, 2014 - 07:29
Kyrgyzstan must protect itself from Arab Islamists and gay-loving Americans; so say supporters of a sweeping draft law that could shutter many non-governmental organizations and, like a Russian bill adopted in 2012, label foreign-funded activists as “foreign agents.”
Monday, December 1, 2014 - 11:58
Over the past decade, Honduras has become one of the most dangerous places in the world. In 2013 the country recorded the highest global murder rate, with 79 homicides per 100,000 residents. Honduras has one of the most unequal income distributions and some of the highest under-employment and dropout rates in Latin America, all contributing factors to the rise of street gangs and the recent surge in emigration to the United States. The violence, concentrated in cities and along its border with Guatemala, can largely be attributed to three factors: the international drug trade, gangs and weak security and justice institutions.