Monday, 12 December 2011 Chile is to be prosecuted by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights for using its anti-terrorism law against the Mapuche indigenous people. In a special article for LAB, Tian Spain and Mike Gatehouse look at this …
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“Do Not Question the Border Patrol” (Another Example of NACLA’s Superb Journalism)
COHA Continues to Honor Latin American Related Organizations Working in the Field: “Do Not Question the Border Patrol” (Another example of NACLA’s Superb Journalism) Written by: Todd Miller Published on: December 7, 2011 Found on Border Wars Blog via NACLA …
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Updates on Mexico from Southern Pulse
López Obrador declares candidacy On 9 December 2011, Andrés Manuel López Obrador officially registered as the PRD candidate for the 2012 presidential elections. DHS warns of human trafficking by Mexican cartels On 8 December 2011, the U.S. Department of Homeland …
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‘Protest against human rights violations violently repressed by the police’ – has nobody noticed the irony?
On Monday, Santiago de Chile’s leafy borough of Providencia was unexpectedly disturbed by loud protests, tear gas and violent clashes with members of the police. As a prosperous and largely residential ‘comuna’, this area has managed to stay out of …
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Did Hugo Chavez Derail CELAC Summit?
By Guest Blogger, James Bosworth Christian Science Monitor Among the key questions facing any international organization are: 1) Who leads and sets the agenda? 2) How are decisions made? 3) Are decisions binding among all member states? Those questions were …
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