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	<title>Council on Hemispheric Affairs &#187; Honduras</title>
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		<title>COHA in the Public Arena (January 22 &#8211; January 27)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:50:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On January 18, COHA Research Associate, Courtney Frantz was interviewed by Paul Wienburg of Straightgoods.ca on the state of security in Haiti. On January 24, COHA guest scholar Peter Tase was interviewed by Datamine concerning organic sugar exports from Paraguay to the United States and the deforestation problem in Paraguay. On January 26, COHA Director Larry Birns was interviewed by Oakland Ross of the Toronto Star on Venezuela&#8217;s President Hugo Chavez. On January 27, COHA Research Associate Tim Pelzer was interviewed by Peoplesword.org on the Cuba&#8217;s former president Fidel Castro. Article Links Venezuelan opposition rallies for &#8220;The Unit&#8221; - January  26 2012 By: COHA Research Associate Jeniree Vasquez Eurasia Review México: Basta de maltrato a los aborígenes - January 25, 2012 By: COHA Research Associate Christopher Oshinski Silobreaker]]></description>
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		<title>Peace Corps Safety Measures: Making up for Past Mistakes?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On December 21 2011, the U.S. Peace Corps released a statement declaring that it would be pulling out 158 active volunteers from Honduras in January 2012 as a result of the ongoing violence there perpetrated by organized criminal gangs. Furthermore, the Peace Corps intends to reevaluate the safety situation for volunteers serving in other Central American countries – Guatemala and El Salvador, and have canceled the upcoming 2012 training sessions that were to be held in the aforementioned countries. This security measure was not unprecedented in the past, since, according to the New York Times article, according to a Peace Corps spokesperson, Kristina Edmunson, speaking from her Washington D.C. office, said that “from time to time, the corps withdraws or restricts work in the 75 countries in which it has volunteers.” It has been reported that dozens of current Peace Corps volunteers have been injured after being caught in the line of fire amidst the violence that has plagued the Central American nations with the rise of illicit drug trafficking. The situations in Honduras and in El Salvador have struck a particularly ominous chord with the Peace Corps as they have been deemed the most violent countries in the world [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Internet and Latin America: The Rise of the Virtual World and Emerging Cyber Security Issues</title>
		<link>http://www.coha.org/the-internet-and-latin-america-the-rise-of-the-virtual-world-and-emerging-cyber-security-issues/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:57:14 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chile]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Throughout the world, many regions have embraced the internet as a vital communication and business tool, and Latin America has been no exception. While demonstrably the expansion of internet usage has not rivaled that of the United States, Europe, or some Asian states like South Korea and Japan, the growth of the internet in the region continues at a steady tempo. Additionally, we are witnessing a rise in the importance of cyber security as cases of hacking and other cybercrimes proliferate. Growth of the Internet in Numbers In terms of numbers, the level of internet use in Latin America is certainly not as widespread as it has been in Europe or other highly developed regions, given constraints such as adverse economic indicators, poverty levels, and even geography, but the number of internet users in Latin America has grown over the past decade. Currently, the countries with the most internet users among Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America are Chile, Argentina and Venezuela.[1] According to a June 2011 report by AMPARO,[2] a project managed by the Latin American and Caribbean internet Addresses Registry (LACNIC), there are currently over 200 million users in Latin America and the Caribbean. Throughout the region, there has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Rise of Femicide and Women in Drug Trafficking</title>
		<link>http://www.coha.org/the-rise-of-femicide-and-women-in-drug-trafficking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Until recently, men have dominated drug trafficking. Government crackdowns on drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) have noticeably increased women’s involvement in drug trafficking. Drug trafficking affects women directly via their participation, as well as indirectly via sex trafficking, prostitution, and associations with DTO members. Drug trafficking has increased the crime rate in Latin America, creating problems for the prison systems and unleashing a phenomenon known as “femicide.” While men have predominantly run drug trafficking organizations (DTOs), women have participated in them since the 1920s. Their role may have appeared miniscule compared to that of their male counterparts, but they have played key roles such as drug mules and bosses. According to an interview with Howard Campbell, professor of anthropology at the University of Texas-El Paso, conducted by the Latin American Advisor, women, such as Ignacia Jasso de González (alias ‘La Nacha’) and María Dolores Estévez Zuleta (aka ‘Lola La Chata’) were prominent figures in drug dealing and trafficking in the 1920s and 1950s. [1]. Although women have been active in DTOs for many years, even at times taking on dominant roles, only in the past ten years have they become increasingly visible in the media. The notion that women do not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>El Gobierno calla mientras más periodistas mueren en Honduras</title>
		<link>http://www.coha.org/el-gobierno-calla-mientras-mas-periodistas-mueren-en-honduras/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:48:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Avances Honduras ocupa el deshonroso segundo puesto como el país más peligroso para los periodistas en el hemisferio occidental. Desde que el presidente Porfirio Lobo asumió el poder, 15 periodistas han sido asesinados; el gobierno niega que estos crímenes hayan sido cometidos por motivos políticos. Organizaciones de derechos humanos y de periodistas insisten con mayores exigencias al sistema judicial y a la policía hondureña a fin de identificar y castigar a los responsables. Desde siempre, pero con una inusitada agresividad desde 2010, la libertad de expresión y los periodistas de Honduras se encuentran bajo ataque permanente por parte de grupos, organizaciones e individuos hasta ahora no identificados. El periodista Medardo Flores, cercano al ex presidente Manuel Zelaya, es la última víctima de esta ola de violencia, dirigida contra los periodistas en Honduras. Con el debido respeto al gobierno de Porfirio Lobo, desde este espacio no es descabellado presumir que alguien con motivaciones muy particulares procura acallar a los periodistas. Presidente Lobo, “¿quién es el responsable de asesinar a los periodistas?” es la insistente pregunta que formulan varios frentes nacionales e internacionales. Las respuestas son el silencio y la impunidad. Sin embargo, este estado de arbitrariedad desemboca en una autocensura generalizada [...]]]></description>
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