A Panel Discussion on Non-Consensual Medical Research in Guatemala, Africa, and the United States Thursday, February 9th 5 – 7 PM Hotung 2001 Refreshments will be served. Georgetown Law’s Committee on Human Rights in Latin America will host a panel discussion on non-consensual medical research conducted across the globe by U.S. physicians and companies. Our five panelists will focus on cases in Guatemala, Africa, and the United States. Join us as we investigate how...
Interviews and Citations On January 29, COHA Director Larry Birns was interviewed by Al-Jazeera on the proposal by Cuban Lawmakers to institute term limits. On January 30, COHA Research Associate Christopher Araujo was cited by Policy Mic on crime and violence in Central America. On January 31, COHA Research Associate Jeniree Vasquez was interviewed by HispanTV on US cyberattacks on Cuba. On January 31, COHA Research Fellow Alejandro Sánchez Nieto by Telemundo on U.S. Presidential...
On January 13, COHA Research Associate Lauren Paverman was interviewed by Univision on Guatemala’s president Otto Pérez Molina. On January 13, COHA Guest Scholar Francisco Acosta was interviewed by Voice of America on Nicaraguan President Ortega’s election for a third term. On January 16, COHA Director Larry Birns was interviewed Jamaica Breakfast Club on U.S.-Cuban relations. On January 17, COHA Director Larry Birns was cited by Alex Jones’ Prison Planet on the on the relevance of the drug...
The OAS at times has been a useful forum for discussing and resolving conflicts related to Ecuador, a country that just played host to visiting Iranian President Ahmadinejad. As of now, Ecuador’s government has voiced increasingly rambunctious criticism of the OAS due to its inadequacy in the arbitration during the Honduran coup. Regarding the OAS and Washington’s stand on it as seen from Quito, Ecuador’s president Correa is pursuing a double-edged agenda: an ideological...
Whatever your politics, it is not easy to get at the truth about Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, a man whose supporters and detractors often appeared to have taken up their positions long ago and clung to them rigidly, new data be damned. His recent landslide re-election victory is a case in point. There was no denying that Ortega had a strong lead, consistently polling over 10 percent (sometimes a lot more) above the nearest...
