NGOs and Academia
Monday, August 16, 2010 - 00:00
Colombia's new President Santos has made a bold although not risk-free effort to tackle the most pressing challenge to peace and security in South America.
Monday, August 16, 2010 - 00:00
It's time for members of the U.S. Congress to step up to the plate and change our foreign policy toward Haiti, as they did after the 1991 military coup.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 00:00
As the new Colombian president takes office, the Obama Administration should challenge its Colombian partner to demonstrate that security need not come at the expense of the right to life.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 00:00
El 1 de julio de 2010, la Asamblea Legislativa de Costa Rica, en virtud de un expirado "Acuerdo de Cooperacion", procedio a autorizar que un ejercito de soldados de la marina norteamericana realizara labores de policia en el pais.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 - 00:00
Does Serra really want Brazil to pick fights with all of its neighbors in order to place itself defiantly on the wrong side of history? And this just to become Washington's biggest right-wing ally?
Monday, August 9, 2010 - 00:00
Amnesty International has condemned the Mexican authorities' decision to pursue charges against human rights defender Raul Hernandez for a murder he did not commit, after a state prosecutor today decided to continue the case against him.
Friday, August 6, 2010 - 00:00
O pais e um dos mais perigosos do mundo, superando inclusive o violento Mexico. Somente no ano passado, 6.500 assassinatos foram registrados na Guatemala, mais do que a media anual de mortes violentas durante a guerra civil que anulou o pais durante 36 an
Friday, August 6, 2010 - 00:00
With the exception of Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, the region is today the world's crime and homicide capital. And a deeply troubling picture of regional tensions has been drawn, especially in the Andean region, where anti-crime, counter-drug and secur
Thursday, August 5, 2010 - 00:00
President Álvaro Uribe's government was tainted by its repeated efforts to smear defenders by falsely linking human rights work with support for guerrilla groups. This compromised their safety and weakened their capacity to defend human rights.
Thursday, August 5, 2010 - 00:00
Few regions of the world better illustrate the intimate nexus between human development and security than does Central America, a recent Stanley Foundation project report concludes. The report, informed largely by a regional workshop in Panama City earlie