Resources - Policy Statements
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Our report concludes with policy recommendations so that Cuban women are able to play an expanding role in building their country's future even as it navigates tough economic timesEnglish
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Cuba
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Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Far from unifying Latin America and thereby realizing the vision of Chavez’s hero, nineteenth-century independence leader Simon Bolivar, Chavez contributed to the fragmentation of the hemisphereEnglish
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Venezuela
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Wednesday, March 6, 2013
One thing to watch for is if the government decides the election should be in ten or fifteen days instead of thirtyEnglish
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Venezuela
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Wednesday, March 6, 2013
The international community needs to give Maduro some time and space to define himself as leader and successorEnglish
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Venezuela
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Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Far from unifying Latin America and thereby realizing the vision of Chavez's hero, nineteenth-century independence leader Simon Bolivar, Chavez contributed to the fragmentation of the hemisphere.English
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Venezuela
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Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Lost amid the hoopla has been the growing presence of Latin American nations in negotiations. Many of them have economies that already have considerable ties in the Asia-Pacific.English
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
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Colombia
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
A local radio reporter who often denounced crime on his show was shot dead on Friday in northern Brazil, according to news reportsEnglish
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Brazil
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Friday, February 22, 2013
357 defensores de derechos humanos agredidos, 69 asesinados, 202 amenazados y toda una nueva politica publica en proteccion que no da abasto a la demanda de solicitudes, aun con presupuestos superiores a los 100 millones de dolares. Spanish
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Colombia
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Thursday, February 21, 2013
Human Rights Watch has documented nearly 250 such "disappearances" that have
occurred since 2007. In more than 140 of these cases, evidence suggests that these were
enforced disappearances.English
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Mexico
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013
According to the two organizations, a total of 55 journalists were killed in Mexico since 2006 for reasons related their profession, as well as multiple attacks on media officesEnglish
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Mexico
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Friday, February 15, 2013
"I was concerned to see that, away from wealthy cities, there is another Colombia where people are cut off from such basic necessities as clean water, health care and education," said Mr MaurerEnglish
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Colombia
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Thursday, February 14, 2013
How, exactly, do we gauge a secure border? Taking a cue from Senator John McCain, who said, "I'll know it when I see it," I'd like to call it as I see it: The border isn't the issueEnglish
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Mexico
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
In this recently released CFR video, Alejandro Hope, Stewart Patrick, Laura Vargas, and I take a look at the current situation in Mexico and the prospects for a less violent futureEnglish
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
This new model of citizen security -- with its focus on prevention, citizen participation, and non-militarized policing -- has a long way to go before it is accepted as the dominant approach to reducing crime and violence in the country.English
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Venezuela
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Rios Montt y Rodriguez Sanchez tienen graves e irrenunciables responsabilidades en los hechos que les imputan y los mismos son componentes claros del crimen de genocidio.Spanish
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Guatemala
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Este estereotipo de periodista corrupto ha logrado absolver a los lideres nacionales de su obligacion de hacerse cargo de los ataques asesinos contra la libertad de expresion en todo el paisSpanish
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Mexico
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Este estereotipo de periodista corrupto ha logrado absolver a los lideres nacionales de su obligacion de hacerse cargo de los ataques asesinos contra la libertad de expresion en todo el paisSpanish
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Mexico
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
By conditioning reforms on achieving a poorly defined and much misunderstood notion of "securing the border," the whole effort is at risk of unravelingEnglish
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Mexico
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Friday, February 8, 2013
Guatemala achieved a breakthrough for justice on January 31, with the opening of the landmark criminal trial of Rios Montt, former military dictator, for genocide and crimes against humanity.English
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Guatemala
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