NGOs and Academia
Friday, February 3, 2012 - 00:00
Law Decree 4635 is yet another in a chain of government actions intended meant to maintain Afro-descendants as second-class citizens.
Monday, January 30, 2012 - 00:00
The report finds that Mexico lost a total of $872 billion in illicit financial flows (or illegal capital flight) over a 41-year period from 1970 to 2010.
Monday, January 23, 2012 - 00:00
In recent months, the media has widely reported on the continuous human rights violations committed by members of the Mexican military.
Monday, January 23, 2012 - 00:00
On January 11, Americas Society/Council of the Americas hosted a panel discussion to discuss the priorities of the Joint Initiative on Urban Sustainability (JIUS) and its relevance to the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20.
Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 00:00
La OEA, con sus deficiencias y fragilidades, ha sido un foro util para dirimir conflictos relacionados con Ecuador.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 - 00:00
The high cost of public education combined with a deterioration in quality, two such consequences of the reforms being introduced to privatize education incited opposition in various Latin American states during 2011, particularly in Chile and Colombia.
Thursday, January 12, 2012 - 00:00
Despite the high levels of crime in Guatemala in recent years, some limited progress has been made in combating delincuency. With right-wing Perez Molina stepping in to the presidency, there are concerns over his commitment to the current effective course
Thursday, January 12, 2012 - 00:00
This article-which would result in cases of human rights violations by security forces being handled by the military justice system-directly violates jurisprudence by Colombia's high courts and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, as well the views
Thursday, January 12, 2012 - 00:00
If newly elected Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller has her way, Jamaica may soon dispense with the monarchy in favor of a republic.