Meso America

Remembering Oscar Romero in a Time of War

March 23, 2011
Remembering Oscar Romero in a Time of War

By Scott Wright On March 24, we commemorate the anniversary of the martyrdom of Archbishop Oscar Romero. One day before, President Barack Obama will visit Romero’s tomb in the cathedral of San Salvador, to conclude his first visit to Latin America and El Salvador. It is an occasion that lends itself to reflection –...
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Bishop Samuel Ruiz García, Defender of Mexico’s Mayans, Dies

January 27, 2011
Bishop Samuel Ruiz García, Defender of Mexico’s Mayans, Dies

By JULIA PRESTON New York Times, January 26, 2011 Bishop Samuel Ruiz García, an impassioned defender of the Mayans in southern Mexico and a mediator in peace talks between Indian rebels and the government, died on Monday in Mexico City. He was 86. Pascual Gorriz/Associated Press Bishop Samuel Ruiz García on his way to...
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Forgotten Promises in Guatemala Leave Indigenous Peoples Poorer and Hungrier

December 12, 2010

GUATEMALA By Danilo Valladares GUATEMALA CITY, Dec 12, 2010 (IPS) – Nearly three years into President Álvaro Colom’s four-year term, Guatemala’s indigenous people have seen little improvement in their lives — and they represent approximately half the country’s population. “The situation of the native peoples may be even worse than before. Poverty has increased,...
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El Salvador: Petition Breaks 18 Years of Silence on Human Rights Agenda

January 28, 2010
El Salvador: Petition Breaks 18 Years of Silence on Human Rights Agenda

BOGOTA, January 20, 2010 — El Salvador’s Petition of Forgiveness breaks 18 years of total impunity for serious human rights abuses committed during the country’s civil war, the International Center for Transitional Justice said yesterday. “With this act, El Salvador takes a first step to overcome the state of neglect and denial that had...
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Justice for the Assassinations in Cabanas, El Salvador: Letter to Pacific Rim Mining Company

January 18, 2010

SIGN-ON LETTER:  Justice for the assassinations in Cabañas, El Salvador, where the Pacific Rim mining company holds gold mining exploration concessions FROM:  CISPES (Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador), www.cispes.org SEND SIGN-ONS TO:  Meredith DeFrancesco: firmarcarta@yahoo.com Dear friends, We are sure that many of you heard about and were very concerned...
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  • RIGHTS-CUBA: Dissident Group Reports Uptick in Arrests September 8, 2011
    The Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation criticised the situation in this Caribbean island nation in a report released three days after government media warned that a new smear campaign was being organised against the country. […]
  • MEXICO: Traditional Maize Can Cope with Climate Change September 8, 2011
    Maize, Mexico's staple food as well as a symbol, has the potential to adapt to climate change and mitigate its effects without any need for genetically modified seeds, according to agricultural scientists. […]
  • ARGENTINA: Against the Current in Nuclear Energy September 8, 2011
    While the tendency in the industrialised world in the wake of the Mar. 11 nuclear meltdown in Japan is to abandon plans for further nuclear energy development, in Argentina the capacity of existing plants is being strengthened, and new reactors are being built. […]
  • US-LATAM: Human Trafficking Scourge Needs More Than Policing September 7, 2011
    South American experts and officials met in Washington this week to discuss current policy initiatives to combat human trafficking in their respective countries, part of a broader U.S.-wide tour to share information and strategies to deal with the issue. […]
  • Nicaragua's Antidote to Violent Crime September 7, 2011
    The so-called "Northern Triangle" of Central America, plagued by poverty, violence and the legacy of civil war, is considered one of the most violent areas in the world. But neighbouring Nicaragua has largely escaped the spiralling violence, and many wonder how it has managed to do so. […]
  • Q&A: Mighty Maya Cities Succumbed to Environmental Crisis September 7, 2011
    The latest archeological findings in the Mirador Basin of Guatemala lend further credence to the theory that the Maya civilisation that once flourished there was brought down by environmental causes such as deforestation. […]
  • OP-ED-RIGHTS: "We Just Want to Know Where They Are" September 7, 2011
    The last time Supaya Serrano saw her sisters Erlinda and Ernestina, they were just three and seven years old, respectively. […]
  • ARGENTINA: Purging the Legal System of Dictatorship Accomplices September 6, 2011
    As human rights cases from Argentina's 1976-1983 military dictatorship move ahead in the courts, cases of judges and prosecutors who were accomplices in the crimes are coming to light. […]
  • BOLIVIA: Rainforest Road Will Have Environmental and Cultural Impacts September 6, 2011
    A richly biodiverse rainforest the size of 3,000 soccer fields in central Bolivia will be the first victim of the road planned to run through the Isiboro Sécure Indigenous Territory and National Park (TIPNIS), say environmental activists. […]
  • CUBA: Catholic Church Takes the Pulse of Religious Sentiment September 6, 2011
    The Catholic Church seems to be expecting a rise in religious sentiment among the Cuban population as a result of the climate of dialogue and more relaxed relations with the government seen since the 1998 visit of Pope John Paul II. […]