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Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 00:00
This 76-page report details 17 cases involving military abuses against more than 70 victims, including several cases from 2007 and 2008. The abuses include killings, torture, rapes, and arbitrary detentions.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 00:00
Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas A. Shannon and Brazil’s Minister for Promotion of Racial Equality Edson Santos will address the press and answer questions at a joint walkout at the C Street Entrance of the State Department at 1
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - 00:00
CODHES (Consultoria para los Derechos Humanos y el Delplazamiento) suggests a figure of 380,000 new displacements in 2008 alone
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - 00:00
We salute the people of Ecuador for conducting peaceful and transparent elections on April 26, 2009, and congratulate President Correa on his victory.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - 00:00
As the House Armed Services Committee indicates in pages 410-411 of the
Report on the 2009 National Defense Authorization Act, U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) is reorganizing to become a more interagency-oriented organization.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - 00:00
Veteran Colombian radio journalist Jose Everardo Aguilar, known for his harsh criticism of local corruption, was gunned down inside his home in southwestern Cauca province on Friday night
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - 00:00
Like other leftist leaders in the region, including Mr Chavez and Evo Morales of Bolivia, Mr Correa has also introduced a new constitution that extends his term limits, potentially to 2017
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - 00:00
We will keep going with socialism of course -- that is what the Ecuadorean people voted for," Correa said
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - 00:00
After Sunday's resounding victory gave him a second term, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa sounded the tune of ally Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - 00:00
All this suggests that the U.S. is seeking a deal that would give Washington privileged access to several Colombian bases across the country, and that Bogota is likely to acquiesce