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Tuesday, June 28, 2016 - 06:40
Deep government corruption, impunity, and widespread human rights abuses are the legacy of the 2009 U.S.-backed coup in Honduras.
Wednesday, June 22, 2016 - 06:49
The National Indigenous Congress, CNI, and the Zapatista National Liberation Army, EZLN, condemned Monday the “cowardly police attack” against teachers affiliated with the CNTE union, and against the Indigenous community of Nochixtlan in Oaxaca, violence that left at least a dozen dead and dozens more injured.
Thursday, June 16, 2016 - 06:57
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a bill Tuesday to pull out security from Honduras in light of the recent murder of Indigenous environmentalist Berta Caceres. Security training, equipment and loans would be on hold until Honduras fulfills a list of demands, including ending police impunity, withdrawing military from domestic policing and protecting communities most vulnerable to attack.
Thursday, June 16, 2016 - 06:35
Violence against members of Honduras' LGBTQ community has skyrocketed since the 2009 U.S.-backed coup, with 36 people killed in the first six months alone.
Wednesday, June 15, 2016 - 07:04
Guatemalan prosecutors began presenting evidence on Tuesday to bring charges against over 50 defendants, including former President Otto Perez Molina and former Vice President Roxana Baldetti, for a massive multi-million dollar government corruption scandal involving a slew of crimes including money laundering, bribery, and illegal campaign financing.
Monday, June 13, 2016 - 07:01
After the brutal dictatorship that ruled Argentina between 1976 and 1983, in which the armed forces played a crucial role and commited systematic human rights violations, one of the main consensus of the country’s democratic system was that the military could no longer have the autonomy levels that it had during the 20th century. The U.S. government is becoming the most important ally of the Macri administration.
Thursday, June 9, 2016 - 06:54
Reports of violent repression by Colombian police takes place as lawmakers consider a controversial legislation that would violate civil liberties.
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 - 06:56
The Democratic Charter of the Organization for American States, OAS, has 28 articles and a quick look through them, available on the body’s website, reveals that many governments have been violating them and yet have received no action against them form the organization.
Tuesday, May 31, 2016 - 06:52
Colombian authorities have discovered an underground tunnel used by drug traffickers near the presidential palace in the capital city of Bogota. According to Bogota’s Security Secretary Daniel Mejia, the secret passageway has been used to move illicit weapons and drugs through the city.
Thursday, May 26, 2016 - 06:57
The recent disappearance of two journalists from Colombia’s RCN network highlights not only the complexities of the country’s dire political situation, but the insularity of Euro-American thinking.