The Huffington Post
Thursday, March 10, 2011 - 00:00
The proposed Colombia FTA is also intended to do the very same -- to protect the rights of multi-national corporations over the basic human rights of the Colombian people.
Friday, March 4, 2011 - 00:00
President Calderon has made no secret of his frustration with the United States' failure to take steps to halt the flow of firearms and bulk cash that contribute to the bloodshed that has cost 35,000 lives in Mexico. He's right.
Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 00:00
Will the Venezuelan leader see the error of his ways or continue to embrace phony Third World liberation in the guise of autocratic despotism? Senor Presidente: the silence has become truly deafening.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 00:00
The House budget proposal slashes the kinds of foreign aid that show the generous face of our nation abroad, as well as those that most effectively address the impact of U.S. citizens' demand for illegal drugs trafficked from Latin America.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 00:00
Groups such as Latin American Working Group and U.S. labor unions, such as AFL-CIO, while conceding that progress has been made, continue to add demands -- many of them vague and immeasurable.
Friday, January 28, 2011 - 00:00
The Santos Administration has not yet made significant progress in addressing this or other human rights challenges inherited from the previous administration.
Thursday, January 27, 2011 - 00:00
While it's probable AFTDEA will be renewed over the objections of human rights and union groups, Colombia is looking beyond Washington for economic partners.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - 00:00
Ruiz was a tireless advocate for the indigenous rights. He learned to speak four Mayan languages and often traveled by mule through his diocese.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 - 00:00
Latin America is changing. Do we have the intellectual tools and framework to deal with it?
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 00:00
The logical conclusion Castaneda asserts is that Mexican President Felipe Calderon, "cannot be both president and drug czar, and is justifiably unwilling and reasonably unable to carry out the essential day-to-day interagency coordination in Mexico.&