NGOs and Academia
Friday, October 26, 2012 - 00:00
Peru, Colombia and Ecuador's efforts to better protect their biological treasure trove is one of many recent examples of regional and trans-boundary cooperation.
Friday, October 26, 2012 - 00:00
At first glance, the streets of Tegucigalpa seem calm. However, Honduras's homicide rate is the highest in the world. This frightening statistic is largely due to drug trafficking.
Friday, October 26, 2012 - 00:00
Proper consultation with Indigenous Peoples, rural workers and civil society groups is the only way the Guatemalan authorities can prevent a deadly pattern of violence erupting at protests.
Thursday, October 25, 2012 - 00:00
The latest version of the proposed amendment would result in serious human rights violations by the military - including extrajudicial executions, torture, and rape - being investigated and tried by the military justice system, in direct conflict with th
Thursday, October 25, 2012 - 00:00
Discutir el desarrollo rural integral como primer punto de la mesa es clave para el exito de las negociaciones, pues se estaria abordando lo sustancial y ademas se habrian logrado consensos sobre los otros cuatro puntos de la agenda.
Thursday, October 25, 2012 - 00:00
The deaths of three residents of the northern port city of Colon in recent protests against government plans to sell off state-owned land must be thoroughly investigated by the Panamanian authorities, Amnesty International said today.
Thursday, October 25, 2012 - 00:00
The lessons here for Iran policy include that the effectiveness of American or Israeli military strikes or threats of force will depend in part on how persuasively they can argue their legal case to global audiences.
Thursday, October 25, 2012 - 00:00
El Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo, PNUD, condena el asesinato de Leovigildo Cunampia Quiro, presidente del Cabildo Mayor Indigena de la Costa Pacifica-municipio de Nuqui (Camizcop), en Choco.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 - 00:00
Las conversaciones son una oportunidad para la paz, para una renovacion del Estado democratico colombiano basada en la aplicacion generalizada del imperio de la ley.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 - 00:00
The FARC must seize this moment to take responsibility and prove its sincerity by ceasing its attacks and violations of international humanitarian law.