Category: Latin-American Affairs

When Felipe Calderón took up the Mexican presidency, he declared war on drug trafficking. Now, three years down the line, many are worried that Mexican traffickers intend to broaden their networks to Central America, bringing in their wake corruption, violence and death. Such a move would be the prelude to the widespread adoption of a militarized strategy similar to Mexico’s, where there are constant complaints of human rights violations.

Introdução A avaliação do gasto do governo federal brasileiro, com a política de reconhecimento da territorialidade das comunidades afro-descendentes (quilombolas) no país, mostra que […]

In the two Andean countries with the greatest percentage of original peoples, Bolivia and Ecuador, there is a growing confrontation between the Plurinational State and the indigenous. While members of the two administrations claim the indigenous are being manipulated, social organizations demand that their sovereignty be respected. Underlying this conflict are disputes over common assets.

Victory in the first round of the Colombian Presidential Elections for Juan Manuel Santos, ex-defense minister and political heir to the current president, Álvaro Uribe, shows that the majority of citizens are opting for more of the same.

If the myth of post-racial politics as propagated by the U.S. mass media after the election of Barack Obama wasn’t already wearing thin, the state of Arizona made sure it was buried once and for all.

The recent murder of Silvia Suppo, a key witness in a human rights trial on crimes committed during the Argentine dictatorship, has sparked fears […]

The International Pre-Electoral Observation Mission to Colombia was led by Global Exchange, with the participation of professionals, analysts, and citizens of more than seven […]

Earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, and other natural disasters shed light on social cracks and fissures invisible in everyday life. These disasters provoke social crises that […]

The following is the preliminary statement of the International Pre-electoral Observation Mission, presented Feb. 15 to the Colombian press in Bogotá. The Americas Program […]

Overshadowed by narco-violence, another showdown with far-reaching consequences is unfolding near the Mexico-U.S. border. Striking workers have occupied a Grupo Mexico-owned copper mine and […]