Posts By: Staff
March 6, 2012 > Staff
Colombia: 49 Human Rights Activists Murdered in 2011
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Colombian NGO Somos Defensores reported that 49 human rights activists were murdered in Colombia last year, a 36 percent increase over 2010. Somos Defensores, […] Read More >
March 5, 2012 > Staff
Miami Student Daniela Pelaez Discusses Deportation, DREAM Act
Today in Latin America Top Story— Daniela Pelaez, an 18 year-old undocumented immigrant living in Miami, said she was “overwhelmed” by support from thousands of people who protested her deportation order […] Read More >
March 2, 2012 > Staff
Amnesty Denied For Former Guatemalan Dictator Facing Genocide Charges
Today in Latin America Top Story — Guatemalan Judge Miguel Angel Gálvez ruled Thursday that former Guatemalan dictator Efraín Ríos Montt could not receive amnesty from prosecution for war crimes. Ríos Montt, […] Read More >
March 1, 2012 > Staff
Colombia: Eleven Kidnapped Oil Workers Still Missing
Today in Latin America Top Story — Colombian Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzón announced Wednesday that at least eleven oil workers remained missing in northeastern Colombia after being kidnapped by an […] Read More >
February 28, 2012 > Staff
Ecuador’s Correa Issues Pardons Amid Free Speech Concerns
Today in Latin America Top Story— Facing international accusations that his government was cracking down on press freedoms, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa announced Monday that he would issue pardons in two […] Read More >
February 27, 2012 > Staff
Colombia’s FARC Says It Will Release Hostages, End Ransom Kidnappings
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) announced on its website Sunday that it would no longer engage in ransom kidnappings to fund […] Read More >
February 24, 2012 > Staff
Peru Tries to Block Spain’s Claim On Shipwrecked Treasure
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Peruvian government on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block Spain from receiving a shipment of valuable coins discovered in a Spanish […] Read More >
February 23, 2012 > Staff
Buenos Aires Train Crash Kills 50; Argentina Declares Period of Mourning
Today in Latin America Top Story — Fifty people died when a commuter train crashed into a barrier in a Buenos Aires train station on Wednesday morning, leading Argentine President Cristina […] Read More >
February 22, 2012 > Staff
Bolivia: Gang May Have Killed 69 Minibus Passengers
Today in Latin America Top Story — At least 69 people may have been murdered in the Bolivian city of El Alto after they boarded minibuses operated by a group […] Read More >
February 21, 2012 > Staff
Crowd Outside Honduran Morgue Clashes With Police
Today in Latin America Top Story — Friends and relatives of Honduran inmates killed in last week’s catastrophic prison fire clashed with police on Monday to gain access to a morgue and […] Read More >