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Thursday, May 19, 2016 - 06:47
A military delegation sent by Argentine President Mauricio Macri on Wednesday signed an agreement on military cooperation with the United States, which entails the establishment of a U.S. military base in Ushuaia, the southernmost tip of the South American nation.
Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - 07:19
From the very moment Mauricio Macri became Argentina’s president-elect, human rights policies were expected to be one of the main differences between him and his progressive predecesors, Nestor Kirchner and Cristina Fernandez.
Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - 07:17
A disturbing new video leak showing Mexican state agents torturing a detainee has offered further proof that Mexico has a torture problem and that the state is directly involved in abuses, a fact that authorities have repeatedly denied.
Friday, May 13, 2016 - 07:46
The Colombian state and FARC guerrillas have approved an agreement to assure a final peace deal is executed during peace talks in Cuba. The Colombian government and members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, agreed that the deal will be signed before May 18.
Wednesday, May 11, 2016 - 07:12
The Creompaz case against 11 former Guatemalan officers for crimes against humanity represents a historic glimpse at justice for victims of genocide. Human rights defenders are closely monitoring Tuesday’s hearing to see whether the judge will move the case, known as Creompaz, toward justice for hundreds of victims of genocide.
Wednesday, May 11, 2016 - 07:10
The U.S.-driven war on drugs has been ineffective and counterproductive, and in his new book “A History of Violence,” journalist Óscar Martínez shines a light on some of the more devastating consequences of this policy failure in his native El Salvador and surrounding Central American countries.
Friday, May 6, 2016 - 06:43
Reforms passed by the Mexican senate allowing the military to spy on and raid the homes of private citizens are a “serious step backwards for human rights,” according to Sinaloan human rights expert Oscar Loza Ochoa.
Monday, May 2, 2016 - 07:02
Amnesty International calls for a "complete cut off of U.S. military aid … due to the continued collaboration between the Colombian armed forces and their paramilitary allies as well as the failure of the Colombian government to improve human rights conditions."
Friday, April 15, 2016 - 06:55
An army captain and a soldier were arrested Thursday as a video emerged showing a woman being tortured by troops and an apparent police officer, Mexico's defense ministry informed.
Friday, April 15, 2016 - 06:37
The U.S. is pushing a counterinsurgency policing model for Honduras, while ignoring state corruption, impunity and violence. Meanwhile, corpses pile up.