Defending democracy: the trial of Plazas Vega
In a special article for LAB, Gearóid Ó Loingsigh reports from Colombia on the jailing of a military officer for "disappearing" 11 people in 1985.
Guatemala: Squeezed between Crime and Impunity
Guatemala: Squeezed between Crime and Impunity. A new report by International Crisis Group says that In Guatemala, crime has replaced political violence.
Amnesty Internation on human rights in Cuba
In its 2010 Human Rights Report, Amnesty International says that the situation has not improved in Cuba
New dog, old tricks: Obama ratchets up attack on Cuba
The author argues that the human rights campaigners in Cuba only see one side of the story
THE MESOAMERICA PROJECT AND CORPORATE POWER, AND THEIR LINK TO HUMAN...
The author argues that a new "development" project in the region will lead to abuses and poverty.
Brazil: violence against rural workers increases
The Catholic Church's Pastoral Land Commission (CPT) says rural organisations are under siege.
Belo Monte — Indians threaten “river of blood”
Controversy over Brazil’s giant hydropower station in the Xingu river is set to intensify. Sue Branford reports.