PERU: WHEN IS A MUSEUM NOT A MUSEUM?
The Museo de la Memoria in Peru has caused a great deal of debate about the country´s recent violent past.
Honduras: Carbon Blood Money
The expanding palm oil industry is exacerbating hunger in an impoverished country, yet it is receiving carbon credits. Rosie Wong reports.
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.
Colombia: human rights
UK development agencies publish letter in the Guardian newspaper calling on the British govenrment to put human rights at the heart of its relationship with Colombia.
Women’s Lives and Women’s Struggles
Women's lives and women's struggles. While the daily lives of millions of women in Mexico and Central American continue to be marked by poverty and exploitation.
Honduras: Purging Schools of Crime
The government in Honduras is trying to clean up the police from crime and corruption.
Graft, greed, mayhem turn Tegucigalpa into murder capital of world
An unholy alliance of cops, crooks, prisoners and politicians has turned the nation into a shooting gallery.
Guatemala: Former Dictator Efraín Rios Montt Questioned over Genocide
A series of Latin American countries has been holding former dictators to acccount for their crimes. The latest to begin the process is Guatemala.
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.