Colombia: Multinational Banana Corporation Displaces Afro-Colombian Peace Communities
Since early December, hundreds of private contractors of multinational banana corporation Banacol have illegally invaded and occupied Afro-Colombian peace communities in the Curvaradó river basin in order to clear the land for banana cultivation.
Nostromo lives on in Colombia’s mining rush
Perhaps the biggest difference with the Colombia of Conrad's famous novel is the US absence. Today it is the Chinese who are in the ascendancy.
The Lethal Spread of Mexico’s Los Zetas
The reach of the Mexican drug-trafficking group is extending south. It will take more than an iron fist policy to stop it.
Latin America: Carlos Mesa looks at political transition
In a talk at the London School of Economics (available as a podcast), former Bolivian President Carlos Mesa looks at political transitions in Latin America.
Argentina: Xenophobia and urban land takeovers
Resentment against foreigners is growing in Argentina, as many poor migrants from Bolivia and Paraguay have been involved in the takeover of land in Buenos Aires.
Building a Perfect Machine of Perpetual War: The Mexico to Colombia...
As the US increases it's military presence in Central America Grandin questions the wider policy involved.
UN Official Urges Cuba to Heed Events in Egypt, Tunisia
As events in North Africa a UN official encourages Cuba to consider democratic reforms and the problem of structural racial discrimintation on the island.
Una pandemia de violencia machista desgarra Latinoamérica
The following article, published by El Pais from Spain, reports on a seminar organised by the Carlos III University in Madrid between 15-16 February, at which a group of specialists discussed the problem of gender violence in Latin America.
Martial Law, Repression, and Remilitarization in Guatemala
President Colom initiated Martial Law in Alta Verapaz in December in order to control the drugs violence between cartels in the area.
Central American Nations Seek ‘Plan Central America’
The US is trying to institute a Plan Central America which is expected to be announded this week. This will seek to address security issues across the region as the war on drugs continues.