Undermining Development? EU Trade Policy on Natural Resources
A recent report by Traidcraft Exchange, Oxfam Germany and partner organisations, questions the extent to which countries like Peru benefit from such agreements.
COLOMBIA: 38 indians demobilised through work of local NGO
At least 38 Indians, 20 of them minors and the rest no older than 25, have turned in their weapons and left behind the Colombian armed conflict thanks to a program sponsored by the Association of Indigenous Councils of Northern Cauca, or ACIN.
GUATEMALA: Caught in the crossfire
GUATEMALA: Caught in the crossfire. As the drug related violence in Mexico spills over the border into Guatemala Michael Deibert discusses the implications for residents and the weak rule of law.
US Eases Travel Restrictions to Cuba
Recent easing of travel restrictions for US citizens going to Cuba have provoke different responses from both sides of the fence. Whilst Cuba reads it as an ongoing defeat of US policy, the US argues it is a tactic to promote democracy.
CHILE: UN Urges Chile to Halt Evictions of Indigenous Protesters
Following months of protests and sit-ins surrounding ancestral land claims on Chile’s Easter Island, the United Nations has officially called on the Chilean government to help diffuse tensions.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Trafficking of Haitian children may spark Dominican Republic sanctions
The US State Department has warned the government of Leonel Fernandez that the Dominican Republic may face US sanctions if it does not take immediate action to curb the activities and presence of human traffickers and their accomplices.
‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier charged with corruption in Haiti
Former dictator faces charges relating to his 15-year rule after being hauled before a judge in Port-au Prince.
Four Dead in Honduras Rains
After a heavier than usual rainy season throughout Central America in 2010, Honduras deals with further heavy rainfall over the weekend.
A Glimpse at Guatemala’s Election Panorama 2011
As Guatemala enters an election year Barbara Schieber gives a run down of the canditates and pitfalls of this years process.
COLOMBIA: Afro-Colombian communities under attack again
Afro-Colombian communities in the Chocó suffer land invasions once again. Read more for an English summary followed by original in Spanish.