Chile Seeks Ray Davis Extradition Over 1973 Coup Murder
A Chilean judge is seeking the extradition of former US military attache in Chile, Ray Davis, who has been charged with the 1973 killing of a US journalist working in the country.
Memory, Justice and Impunity
As editor of LAB's newsletter on memoria, Mike Gatehouse looks at the different ways in which Latin America is dealing with its past.
Chile: waging war on memory
The Chilean Minister of Education has removed the term 'military dictatorship' from the national curriculum for primary education. Understandably, human rights groups have expressed alarm.
Spain: Justice for the judge?
SPAIN: JUSTICE FOR THE JUDGE? On February 9 the Supreme Court in Madrid condemned Judge Baltasar Garzón and debarred him from practising as judge or lawyer for 11 years.
Memoria y color en la creación latinoamericana
Chilean artist Valuspa Parra’s installation ‘Minimal Secret’ reproduces texts from declassified CIA documents about the 1973 military coup in Chile.
Chilean politics: the art of the possible
LAB's Nick Caistor reviews the autobiography of the former Chilean President, Ricardo Lagos, and is underwhelmed.
Protests in Southern Chile Spread to Other Remote Regions
Widespread protests about government neglect have broken out in Arica and Calama in the north of Chile, mirroring those staged in Aysen in the south earlier in the year.
CHILE: Why three Chilean families rank among the world’s richest 100
Chile has the ninth highest number of millionaires in the world and three of its leading families are among the world's wealthiest 100.
The Citizens’ Revolution in Ecuador and its Enemies
Mario Ramos looks at the Citizens' Revolution in Ecuador and US attempts to undermine it.
CHILE: COMMUNITIES DEFY BARRICK GOLD
Communities in the Huasco Valley defy company attempts to silence them and detail the environmental damage being wrought by the Pascua Lama gold mine.