NGOs and Academia
Brazil: Historic efforts by federal prosecutors to challenge decades of impunity for military regime
Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 00:00
The efforts of federal prosecutors to initiate criminal investigations into past human rights violations marks a crucial moment in Brazil's history.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 00:00
In the five-year period from 2005 to 2010, about 1.4 million Mexicans immigrated to the United States and about 1.4 million Mexican immigrants and their U.S.-born children moved from the United States to Mexico.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 00:00
Three provincial Colombian radio journalists have been forced to flee their homes in the past few months after receiving death threats from illegal armed groups.
Monday, April 23, 2012 - 00:00
As the successful survival of other Amazon Indian tribes shows, protecting their way of life rather than imposing that of the west is the best way to keep them intact.
Thursday, April 19, 2012 - 00:00
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) estimates that there were as many as 250 million drug users worldwide in 2009, some 38 million of which were drug dependent.
Friday, April 13, 2012 - 00:00
Today, talk of "partnership", "equality" and "mutual respect" is bound to be greeted with skepticism by Latin America's leaders.
Friday, April 13, 2012 - 00:00
The number had risen due to "the deteriorating conditions" in and around Tumaco.
Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 00:00
If Obama goes ahead with his plans in Cartagena to green light the FTA, Colombian and U.S. workers will lose their last bit of leverage to stem the tide of anti-union violence and defend the rights of Colombia’s most vulnerable populations.
Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 00:00
On Sunday, I experienced what few leaders in Mexico's elite know: the fear of a military that turns its power on the very people it has vowed to protect.
Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 00:00
The United States and Latin America, after a decade of profound change, are increasingly going their separate ways.