NGOs and Academia
Friday, February 19, 2010 - 00:00
At the request of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy (CEESP), the author traveled to El Salvador from Jan. 20 – 28, 2010, to conduct a Rapid Assessment / Fact-Finding Mi
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 00:00
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Velez said on Tuesday that those who illegally spy on the press are "enemies of his government" during a meeting with a delegation from the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 00:00
Shortly after arriving in Bogota to launch Attacks on the Press, I realized the Colombian government was well aware of our concerns about illegal espionage against the media.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 00:00
It is just wrong to argue that there has been "a steady erosion of free elections, free press, and free assembly in Latin America during the past five years."
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 00:00
There are both favorable and unfavorable developments in Latin America today, in terms of U.S. interests in the region. Nevertheless the main threat to hemispheric and U.S. security is the growing influence and involvement of Iran in the region. I have no
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 00:00
Journalists and free press advocates say that real reform can be achieved only through strong political will exercised by leaders at the highest levels of government.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 00:00
The UN Independent Expert on minority issues, Ms. Gay McDougall, called on the Colombian government to concentrate efforts in improving the situation of those communities identified as Afro-Colombian, Black, Raizal and Palenquero.
Monday, February 15, 2010 - 00:00
Las reacciones airadas a la liberacion de los soldados por vencimiento de terminos son peligrosas y opacan otros problemas mas graves
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - 00:00
Ahead of the rainy season there are huge concerns over shelter, sanitation and human rights. The US has a responsibility to help
Friday, February 5, 2010 - 00:00
Ciudad Juarez now holds the world record in homicides per capita. The city beats out war zones in the number of violent deaths because unofficially, it too is a war zone. This border city of two million is the frontline of one of the most violent and most