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.
Bulletin 18 January 2010
Haiti: ONU asks Haitians to “be patient” ♦ Open air cabinet meeting ♦ Some return to "normality” in the middle of the chaos ♦ Hugo Chávez: The US controls Haiti ♦ Chile: Right wins presidential election
Colombia: a state of flux
If Colombia is to overcome its legacy of violence and insecurity, the beleaguered justice system must be strengthened, argues Adam Isacson from WOLA.
Honduras Delegation Accompanies Resistance
The Alliance for Global Justice discusses the growing resistance movement in Honduras.
Questions & answers on the Nicaraguan elections
The London-based Nicaragua Solidarity campaign has prepared a simple guide to the November general elections.
Hallazgo En Batallón 14 Abre Nuevas Expectativas
Forensic anthropologists in Uruguay find human remains buried in a field next to the base of Army Batallion 14.
The Anniversary of the Jesuit Martyrs & Justice in El Salvador...
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.
LUGO THE PRIEST, LUGO THE MAN
The complex character of Fernando Lugo: star military academy graduate, priest, father and (now ex-) president. Hugh O'Shaugnessy looks at his life.
United States to send combat force to Colombia
US says that within weeks its Vulcan Task Force will operate from Colombia
Global Drug Report: Don’t Just Decriminalize, Demilitarize
The US-backed drug war in Latin America has not reduced drug-trafficking but has led to a dangerous militarisation of some countries, creating a culture of human rights abuses and impunity, says author of a damning new book.