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March 8 and the Power of Mexico City’s Feminist Movements
March 8 and the Power of Mexico City’s Feminist Movements

March 8 in Mexico is not only a show of strength and convening power for women’s movements, but also an opportunity to see how the movement is changing with the times.

Good news in Honduras for International Women’s Day
Good news in Honduras for International Women’s Day

Although we still have a long way to go and we continue to be one of the countries with the highest rates of femicide in the world, this is a step forward. We know that it can be a fragile achievement because we are surrounded by conservative and powerful forces, conditioned by the resources of the evangelical and Catholic churches to have control of women’s bodies. We know that and, as a feminist, I am alert to backlash because, as I said at the beginning, I’ve learned to be wary and not take good intentions for granted.

El Salvador registers human rights violations, suspension of freedoms under “state of exception”
El Salvador registers human rights violations, suspension of freedoms under “state of exception”

The pro-government deputies approved in early January the tenth extension of martial law that allows the government, among other things, to hide information on public spending. The exception regime includes the suspension of the constitutional guarantees of Salvadorans and the use of the military in public security.

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Laura Carlsen

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Alex McAnarney

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Viviana Zúñiga Rojas

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Aude Blenet

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Ariela Ruiz Caro

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Jessica Islas

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Carmen Rodríguez

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The Heat: U.S. migrant crisis ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy exposes migrants to horrific abuse.

Under the recently reinstated policy, asylum seekers at the US border are vulnerable to ‘torture, rape, and death’. Check out this report on Al Jazeera with Laura Carlsen. Click here.

 

Mexico’s elections on KPFA radio
Local candidates were killed in the run up to Mexico’s recent election. Laura Carlsen (@LauraECarlsen), Director of the Mexico City-based Americas Program joins us to analyze the political climate in Mexico following its midterm election which saw a 51% voter turnout. Listen to the show here, at 0:08 – 36 .