In early September, the number of people killed by drug-related violence in Mexico surpassed 5,000, prompting us to write on this blog that "it looks like 2009 is assured to be more violent than 2008 - which ended with 5,600 narcoviolence-related murders." Unfortunately, it took less than one month for the number of such murders in Mexico to surpass 2008 levels, reaching 5,874 murders by the end of September. The image below was posted on the...
The advance mission for the upcoming Organization of American States (OAS) delegation of ten foreign ministers and Secretary General José Miguel Insulza arrived in Honduras last week to begin pushing for a dialogue between both de facto President Roberto Micheletti and ousted President Manuel Zelaya, and preliminary reports show that both parties have expressed a desire to talk. Meanwhile, two different delegations of U.S. members of Congress traveled to Honduras on "fact-finding trips." Here's is today's update on the situation in Honduras:
- Two delegations from the U.S. ...
Today Honduras entered the fifth day of restrictions on fundamental human rights, despite national and international condemnations of the decree issued by de facto President Roberto Micheletti on Sunday. Here is today's update on the situation in Honduras:
- The UN Human Rights Council endorsed a proposal calling for an immediate end to all human rights violations in Honduras. The Council also ...
On Sunday, Ecuador's largest indigenous organization, the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE), mobilized its bases to protest new water, mining and oil laws. The new water law would give the state control over the country's water supply, including those resources found on indigenous territory. CONAIE argues that "the policy amounts to privatization of the country's water supply" and threatens...
Fundamental human rights remain suspended in Honduras, despite de facto President Roberto Micheletti's announcement on Monday that he would consider revoking the decree that suspends such rights. It appears that the controversial decree has led to several cracks in support for the de facto government and some key coup supporters have suggested that negotiations could allow ousted President...
The Honduran de facto government's decision to issue a decree suspending important civil liberties on Sunday received widespread international condemnation yesterday. As a result, de facto President Roberto Micheletti again made various reversals late Monday, stating that he will consider rescinding...