With homicides on the rise again, truce facilitators say support and funding is needed to reduce violence in the Central American nation.
Dear Friends and Readers, Our Americas Program team is coming off a hectic couple of weeks observing and writing on the Mexican elections. You can find much of our coverage here. The Mexican elections reminded…
Current Election Coverage It’s been a whirlwind week for the Americas Program, writing on the Mexican elections before, during and after. This post provides on-the-scene accounts of voting day from Oaxaca, Mexico City and Mexico…
With one week until the Mexican presidential elections, thousands of people turned out for the third large march against Enrique Peña Nieto, candidate for the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in a demonstration organized by the student movement “Yo Soy 132” and pro-democracy and human rights organizations.
Americas Program “A New World of Citizen Action, Analysis, and Policy Options” www.americas.org Dear Readers, We’ve been struggling to keep the Americas Program going over the past years. It’s been a sacrifice made possible by…