Sergio Hernandez Guereca’s short life revolved around the U.S.-Mexico border that ultimately led to his death. On June 7, at approximately 6:30 p.m., a U.S. Border Patrol agent shot the 15-year-old Hernandez
President Barack Obama rolled out the red carpet for Mexican president Felipe Calderón last week, in a highly scripted state visit that cemented their conservative alliance.
When international human rights observers rounded a curve on a remote road in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, they found the way blocked by boulders. They decided going forward would be
It is easy to think of impunity as a sin of omission. The hand not raised in protest appears genteel alongside the hand stained with the blood of the victim. Yet we
The top brass of U.S. and Mexican security personnel met on March 24 in Mexico City to discuss the failed drug war, amid an onslaught of bad news. Commandos gunned down 15
Colombia’s congressional elections on March 14 were hailed by the United Nations as the most peaceful in years. The victory of the coalition led by President Alvaro Uribe suggests an easy win
On Jan. 31, an armed commando unit pulled up to a house in a working-class neighborhood in Ciudad Juarez on the Mexican side of the border with the United States. Inside the
After a year in office, we can no longer base our responses to Obama’s foreign policy on expectations. Although the administration is still in the process of consolidating its team, this year
The production "Honduran Elections" staged at a small, rundown theater in Central America on Nov. 29, left the audience unconvinced and failed to resolve a confused and conflictive plotline. Written and directed
November 19, 2009 The Honorable Hillary Clinton Department of State Washington, DC Dear Secretary Clinton, We are writing to you as a world leader in women’s rights. Your courageous track record on