Friday, March 29, 2024

Military & Geo-politics

Brazil: the ‘Pacification’ of Rocinha

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On 13th November, heavily-armed security forces took over the favela of Rocinha in Rio de Janeiro, evicting the drug-traffickers.

Mexico: the Deaths Map

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Mexico-US frontier:  Jeremy Harding sees the frontier as "a vast, straggling set of defences, edified at extraordinary cost, where America's sense that it is under siege can be properly enacted".

Honduras: death threats

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Local people are calling on the government to bring back military protection to the Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve, after illegal settlers have issued death threats to those protesting about the destruction they are causing.

Que la memoria no quede en el olvido

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The Peru-Based Institute of Legal Defence held a conference in Lima to discuss the best way to remember the victims of the political violence during the terrible years of the Shinning Path and the abuses by the state.

The Anniversary of the Jesuit Martyrs & Justice in El Salvador...

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The author places the murder of a group of Jesuits and their housekeeper and daughter, more than two decades ago, in the context of today's justice system in El Salvador.

Mexico: Widespread Rights Abuses in ‘War on Drugs’

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Human Rights Watch has published a damning report on then abuses by the Mexican government in their 'war on drugs'

Colombia: US$12.5bn a year on defence

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Nazih Richani argues that military expenditure has become a leviathan which is hampering the country's social, economic and political development.

Guatemala: Drug Trafficking and Violence

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The International Crisis Group has published a damning report on the bloody presence of Mexican drug cartels in Guatemala.

Mexico Goverment-Drug Cartel Collusion: The Hybrid Threat

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The author argues that elements in the Mexican government may be working with the drugs cartels.

Questions & answers on the Nicaraguan elections

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The London-based Nicaragua Solidarity campaign has prepared a simple guide to the November general elections.

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