Friday, March 13, 2015 - 07:45
If Venezuela is not to continue sliding toward violent confrontation, the international community - in particular the members of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname and Uruguay, in addition to Venezuela) - must urgently devise measures that contribute to resolution of the grave political and economic crisis.
Friday, March 13, 2015 - 07:31
The Swedish government this week decided to scrap an arms deal with Saudi Arabia, effectively bringing to an end a decade-old defense agreement with the kingdom. The move followed complaints made by the Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom that she was blocked by the Saudis from speaking about democracy and women's rights at a gathering of the Arab League in Cairo.
Thursday, March 12, 2015 - 07:07
Riyadh recalls ambassador following Stockholm's criticism of the kingdom's human rights and democracy records.
Tuesday, March 10, 2015 - 14:10
Last December, the Latin America Working Group Education Fund (LAWGEF) and Center for International Policy (CIP) traveled to Honduras for a first-hand look. What we found was a security situation in shambles and a country in dire need of reform. We have compiled our findings into this report which paints a picture of the most alarming issues facing Honduras today, including mass migration, the disturbing and highly visible militarization of law enforcement, grave threats against human rights defenders, and a lack of an effective and independent justice system. The report also examines the role U.S. assistance has played, and can play, in the plight of the Honduran people.
Tuesday, March 10, 2015 - 12:34
This post was compiled by the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) Intern Alejandro Urruti Heath. It provides an overview of news related to civi-military relations in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Coasta Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru and Venezuela.
Tuesday, March 10, 2015 - 07:34
Saudi Arabia has blocked a plan for Sweden's Foreign Minister to address the League of Arab States in Cairo on Monday in a protest over criticism of its human rights record, a Swedish foreign ministry spokesman said.
Monday, March 9, 2015 - 07:20
Obama administration should fully implement the often-ignored Leahy Law, which prohibits military assistance to any foreign unit implicated in gross human rights violations. The Leahy Law offers the United States a powerful tool to help curb human rights violations by foreign forces bankrolled by U.S. taxpayers.
Friday, March 6, 2015 - 10:31
Burundi’s national assembly has approved a draft media law, backtracking from contentious 2013 legislation that was denounced by reporters and rights groups as an assault on press freedoms.
Friday, March 6, 2015 - 06:50
Egypt’s interior minister, who played a central role in the military-backed government’s far-reaching and ruthless crackdown on political dissent, was removed from his post on Thursday in a cabinet shake-up announced by the president’s office.
Friday, March 6, 2015 - 06:34
Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina appears willing to forego potential millions in U.S. funding to get rid of a U.N. crime-fighting body that’s been a thorn in the side of criminals and shady government officials.
