Bertha Cáceres is a leader of COPINH (Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organization of Honduras) and the National Front Against the Coup d’etat. Interview with Bertha Cáceres, COPINH (Civic Council of
The U.S. State Department Merida Initiative Report makes a mockery of the intent to include human rights concerns in the security aid package. Despite citing a sixfold increase in human rights complaints
On the morning of June 28, women’s organizations throughout Honduras were preparing to promote a yes vote on the national survey to hold a Constitutional Assembly. Then the phone lines started buzzing.
Times of crisis require bold leadership and innovative solutions. They are a sign of the need to break out of failed paradigms and unite people to create new ones. Harper, Calderon, and
A week before Obama’s scheduled trip to Mexico, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) made it clear that he would block the human rights report on Mexico that is set as a condition for
Mercosur (the Common Market of the South) was formed in 1991 by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. It is described as a regional integration agreement "characterized by the free circulation of goods,
Laura Carlsen isdirector of theAmericas Program andwrites a biweeklycolumn for thePanamanian dailyLa Estrella. The consolidation of power through brute force represents a serious step backward for the region. How is it possible
Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and Foreign Minister Patricia Rojas landingin Panama a few days after the coup of June 28. Photo: Reuters. Both sides are preparing for high noon in Honduras this
Zelaya supporters clash with soldiers near the presidential palacein Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Photo: www.businessweek.com. Thousands of Hondurans are now in the streets to protest the coup d’etat in their country. They have been
Thousands of indigenous people from the Amazon jungle of Peru accomplished the unthinkable early this month. Their movement to save the Amazon and their communities forced the Peruvian government to roll back