According to various press reports, primarily by Panamanian newspaper La Prensa, by October 30th the government of Panama will sign an international cooperation agreement with the United States to build naval bases in Bahía Piña, in the province of Darién, and Punta Coca, in the south of Veraguas, both on the Pacific coast. According to La Prensa, a preliminary agreement was reached during recent talks between President Ricardo Martinelli and Secretary of State...
Honduras appeared to be calming down toward the end of last week, as violent incidents were reduced, the curfew was lifted and Hondurans were allowed to return to "normalcy". However, ousted President Manuel Zelaya remained in the Brazilian embassy and de facto President Roberto Micheletti maintained his position against reinstating Zelaya into the presidency, despite presenting a willingness for dialogue between the two parties. Over the weekend, tensions increased again, with Zelaya calling for a march to mark the three month anniversary of the coup d'etat that resulted in his exile from...
Rhetoric against Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez often appears in the U.S. Congressional Record, which is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the U.S. Congress. From floor speeches about President Obama's "socialist" tendencies to a push to extend the United States' radio program in Asia to the need for nuclear energy in the United States, President Chávez is often cited as an enemy of the United States. The excerpts...
This post was written by WOLA intern Ursela Groat The 18th of September marked the end of a twelve day fact-finding mission to Colombia by Margaret Sekaggya, the UNHCR Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders. In her statement on the 18th of September, Ms. Sekaggya applauded the Colombian Government and High Commissioner on Human Rights for the significant overall improvement of the situation in the country since 2002, noting that "...
(Compiled today by CIP Intern Hannah Brodlie)
- The Organization of American States delegation to Honduras has still not been permitted to enter the country. Costa Rican President Oscar Arias announced today that he will not be going to Tegucigalpa in protest, after speaking with Chilean advisor to the OAS, John Biehl, a longtime associate.
- Deposed President Manuel Zelaya met yesterday with an unknown representative from the Micheletti government. He said afterwards that the administration had taken “an extremely hard” stance and that the government’s positions ...
Three days have passed since ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya secretly returned to Tegucigalpa, surprising both his supporters and the de facto Micheletti government. International leaders continue to call for dialogue between the two parties and...