Resources - Policy Statements
Thursday, May 8, 2008
While the diagnosis is right, the specifics of the Merida proposal in terms of how to address those problems in Central America are nonetheless flawedEnglish
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Tuesday, May 6, 2008
World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick will visit Mexico and Colombia next week to learn first hand how these two middle-income countries are moving forward in implementing ambitious development strategiesEnglish
Country(s):
Colombia
Mexico
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Monday, May 5, 2008
More than a decade after the end of Guatemala’s brutal civil war, impunity remains the rule when it comes to human rights violations.English
Country(s):
Guatemala
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Monday, May 5, 2008
Justice for past abuses is a leading human rights concern in Peru. While authorities have made some progress in holding accountable those responsible for some abuses committed during its 20-year armed conflict (1980-2000), most perpetrators continue to evEnglish
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Peru
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Saturday, May 3, 2008
We have observed new and constant aerial fumigations in several areas of the Diocese, including the municipalities of El Charco, Olaya Herrera, Mosquera and Tumaco, that have caused harm to countless familiesEnglish
Country(s):
Colombia
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Thursday, May 1, 2008
So far this year, some 22 trade unionists have been killed in Colombia, a significant increase on the number killed in the same period last yearEnglish
Country(s):
Colombia
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Thursday, May 1, 2008
We are deeply concerned by recent developments in Colombia indicating the deteriorating situation of human rights defenders in recent monthsEnglish
Country(s):
Colombia
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Thursday, May 1, 2008
The U.S. labor movement is, in fact, telling the truth about the dire labor situation in Colombia, and it is opposing the Colombia FTA based upon its principled solidarity with its union brothers and sistersEnglish
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Colombia
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Thursday, May 1, 2008
La llamada “Oficina de Envigado” tiene la orden, al parecer desde hace varios meses, de asesinar a los investigadores de la Corporacion Nuevo Arco Iris, quienes adelantaron el trabajo academico sobre las relaciones entre grupos paramilitares y politicSpanish
Country(s):
Colombia
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Country(s):
Colombia
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008
The Uribe administration should not put all its eggs in the military basketEnglish
Country(s):
Colombia
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Juan Enemias, quien gozaba de medidas cautelares otorgadas por la Comision Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, fue asesinado aproximadamente a las 6:30 de la manana del 6 de febrero del ano 2004Spanish
Country(s):
Colombia
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Una orden de captura expidio la Fiscalia 32 especializada de Barranquilla contra el Teniente Juan Carlos Galvis Cadavid, los soldados Pedro Luis Benavides Martinez y Nestor Emilio Correa Tapias, por el asesinato el pasado 21 de enero de 2006, de tresSpanish
Country(s):
Colombia
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Monday, April 28, 2008
Congress can show that it's serious about workers' rights by pressing Colombia to change the pattern of violence and paramilitary influenceEnglish
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Colombia
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008
The Costa Rican government should turn former Colombian Senator Mario Uribe over to Colombia for prosecution for his alleged involvement with paramilitary death squadsEnglish
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Colombia
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008
El pasado 10 de abril dos sacerdotes y tres organizaciones sociales del departamento de Bolivar fueron amenazados de muerte por las “Águilas Negras”.Spanish
Country(s):
Colombia
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Monday, April 14, 2008
Una comision humanitaria que pudo llegar a la zona encontro alrededor de 700 personas viviendo bajo el fuego cruzado con tal de no desplazarse.Spanish
Country(s):
Colombia
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Sunday, April 13, 2008
Desplazamiento forzado por combates. Riesgo de arrasamiento ambiental y de la supervivencia de afrocolombianos e indigenas. Impunidad posibilita los desafuerosSpanish
Country(s):
Colombia
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Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Initial findings from research by Amnesty International (AI) and the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) show that geographic regions with the highest levels of reported extrajudicial executions of civilians by members of the armed forces in 2006 were alsoEnglish
Country(s):
Colombia
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Tuesday, April 8, 2008
The US Congress should vote against the US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) because of Colombia’s continuing failure to effectively address anti-union violence and impunity, Human Rights Watch saidEnglish
Country(s):
Colombia
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