Tag: human rights

Ayotzinapa: From Presidential Promises to Disappointment

July 30, 2024

On June 27, the mothers and fathers of the 43 students forcibly disappeared from the rural teachers’ school in Ayotzinapa made public their position regarding the President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s extreme defense of the army.

Crossing the Medicine Line

May 22, 2024

About 21 million people become climate refugees annually, from the big storms and droughts, and by 2050, 1.2 billion people will be climate refugees. Thank the energy companies for most of that. 

Mexican Army obstructed the investigation of the Ayotzinapa case: Group of Experts

August 16, 2023

“We are concerned about the family members, the impact of this tragedy, their state of health. The reparation of damage must be given to avoid re-victimization and stigmatization. For our part, we kept the investigation even when the crisis came in September 2022. But the refusal to provide information and the stubbornness weakened the investigation”, concluded Angela Buitrago. 

Latin America: In Search of Lost Sovereignty

August 24, 2021

Two recent events have activated the possibility of relaunching Latin American and Caribbean cooperation and coordination, so neglected during the last five years: Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) speech during the meeting of Foreign Ministers during the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and that of the newly appointed Foreign Minister of Peru, Héctor Béjar, during his inauguration at the Torre Tagle Palace in Lima, who recently made a 180-degree turn in Peru’s foreign policy.

In El Salvador, homicides and disappearances are not a priority

June 17, 2021

In El Salvador, reports of dead bodies abandoned on side of the road or in poorly traveled areas are commonplace. The country remains on the list of violent countries in Central America. In May alone, the number of homicides reached 484 deaths. Meanwhile, the government refuses to treat the issue of disappearances as a problem.

Chile: the end of Neoliberalism and the start of a new chapter in its history

June 1, 2021

The May 15th and 16th elections in Chile, which encompassed concurrently the vote for the 155 delegates to the Constituent Assembly as well as the vote for municipal officials and regional governors, has exposed the dismal failure of the government and rightwing parties while sanctioning the triumph of the independent candidates.