NGOs and Academia
Monday, July 16, 2012 - 00:00
The ICRC is in constant contact with the government with a view to looking after the people fleeing the area in order to seek refuge in towns and cities in neighbouring municipalities.
Monday, July 16, 2012 - 00:00
Todd Howland, Representante en Colombia de la Alta Comisionada de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos, y un equipo de su Oficina visito a las comunidades indigenas que se tuvieron que desplazar por causa del conflicto.
Friday, July 13, 2012 - 00:00
"Write this down in your notebook," one island community leader said to me. "Unless we get title, we have nothing. We have nothing."
Thursday, July 12, 2012 - 00:00
Most cases are not effectively investigated and insufficient measures are taken to protect the survivors.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 00:00
The report reveals that human rights defenders continue to face threats, attacks and stigmatizations at alarming levels and that the welcomed change in discourse at the national level has not yet been translated into effective policy.
Friday, July 6, 2012 - 00:00
Local authorities and social leaders in Peru's northern Cajamarca region must urgently appeal for calm, Amnesty International said after violence erupted at protests against a goldmine, killing at least four people.
Friday, July 6, 2012 - 00:00
Former Bolivian ambassador Pablo Solon speaks of his successes and frustrations in government, what the EU can learn from Latin America in confronting a debt crisis, and warns of the dangers of marketising nature under the guise of a 'green economy.'
Friday, June 29, 2012 - 00:00
The crucial dimension of Mexico's hidden success story is the rise of a middle class that is younger, more educated, wealthier, healthier, and more able to integrate women into the labor force.
Friday, June 29, 2012 - 00:00
Despite periodic claims of success, as long as robust consumer demand exists for drugs, an adequate supply will emerge. Only the specific geographic source of the supply will vary.
Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 00:00
Concluding that Mexico is complying with the human rights requirements in the Merida Initiative-in the face of clear evidence to the contrary-will only undermine the credibility of U.S. foreign policy commitments.