Category: News Briefs
May 4, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Mexican Mine Explosion Leaves Five Dead; “No Chance” For Other Miners, Labor Secretary Says
The gas explosion that trapped 14 miners underground Tuesday in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila has now claimed the lives of five of those workers. Rescue crews at the […] Read More >
May 3, 2011 > Mari Hayman
Brazil Breaks Relations With Human Rights Commission Over Belo Monte Dam
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has ordered an immediate cessation of relations with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) after the regional body asked the government to suspend construction of […] Read More >
May 2, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Mexico No Longer Has Free Press Thanks To Drug War & Violence
An annual report by an independent advocacy group said that Mexico can no longer be considered to have a free press due to the violence related to the country’s ongoing […] Read More >
May 2, 2011 > Mari Hayman
Brazil Censors Simpsons Scene Of Two Men Kissing
Brazil’s TV Globo network on Friday cut a scene from the Simpsons in which Homer Simpson kissed another male character, the bartender Moe. Globo said that the minute-long sequence from […] Read More >
April 29, 2011 > Mari Hayman
Mexico’s National Security Law Can’t Be Evaluated, Says PRI’s Navarrete
Facing the opposition of human rights groups and deputies from the PRD, Convergencia and PT parties, the PRI’s Alfonso Navarrete Prida announced Thursday that there is not enough time to […] Read More >
April 28, 2011 > Roque Planas
Obama Continues Push For Comprehensive Immigration Reform At Meeting With Hispanic Celebrities
President Barack Obama reiterated his call for comprehensive immigration reform Thursday at a meeting with prominent Hispanic celebrities, including actresses Eva Longoria and America Ferrera, and news anchor Jose Diaz-Balart […] Read More >
April 28, 2011 > Mari Hayman
Mexico’s National Security Law Proposal Prompts Human Rights Concerns
As the deadline nears for the Mexican Congress to approve controversial changes to the country’s National Security Law, Mexican human rights advocates are rallying against revisions that they say could […] Read More >
April 27, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Drug Cartels In Mexico And Colombia Allegedly Supplied With Weapons From Honduran Military
Gun stores on the U.S.-Mexico border have recently been criticized for their firearms ending up in the hands of drug cartels. However, a 2008 diplomatic cable obtained by Wikileaks draws […] Read More >
April 27, 2011 > Mari Hayman
Mexico’s Congress Considers Changing Security Law To Control Drug War Violence
With the current session of Mexico’s Congress scheduled to expire Friday, members of Mexico’s House of Deputies have less than a week to deliberate over controversial changes to the country’s […] Read More >
April 26, 2011 > Mari Hayman
American-Made “Rio: The Movie” A Hit In Brazil, U.S. And Abroad
“Rio: The Movie”, the hit animated feature by Brazilian filmmaker Carlos Saldanha, has topped the North American box office for the second weekend in a row after its April 15 […] Read More >