Category: Latin America: Week in Review
April 5, 2012 > Staff
Chile Passes Anti-Discrimination Law After Gay Man’s Murder
Today in Latin America Top Story — In a narrow 58-56 vote, Chile’s House of Deputies on Wednesday approved a long-awaited anti-discrimination law that was introduced seven years ago. Chileans […] Read More >
April 4, 2012 > Staff
Peruvian President Ollanta Humala’s Brother Complains of Prison Beating
Today in Latin America Top Story — Peruvian President Ollanta Humala arranged to have his younger brother Antauro transferred to solitary confinement while he serves a 19-year prison sentence, but he […] Read More >
April 3, 2012 > Staff
Colombia’s FARC Release Hostages Held for 12 Years
Today in Latin America Top Story — Colombia’s Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerillas released 10 soldiers and police officers on Monday who they had held captive for at […] Read More >
March 30, 2012 > Staff
Mexico: Escaped Kidnapping Victim Kills 4, Dies In Gunfight
Today in Latin America Top Story — Mexican police killed a man believed to be the victim of a kidnapping after he killed two of his captors, a former police officer, […] Read More >
March 29, 2012 > Staff
Chilean Man Dies After Anti-Gay Beating As Chile Debates Anti-Discrimination Law
Today in Latin America Top Story — Daniel Zamudio, the 24 year-old Chilean man who was attacked and brutally beaten by suspected Neo-Nazis, died of his wounds on Tuesday night […] Read More >
March 28, 2012 > Staff
Argentine Investigators Discover Suspected Death Squad Cars
Today in Latin America Top Story — Argentine investigators located 43 rusty Ford Falcons at a naval base outside Bahía Blanca, Argentina that are thought to have been used by […] Read More >
March 27, 2012 > Staff
Colombia: 36 FARC Rebels Dead In Second Air Raid This Week
Today in Latin America Top Story — Following quickly on the heels of an air raid that killed 33 FARC guerrillas last Wednesday, the Colombian military announced that a raid in […] Read More >
March 26, 2012 > Staff
El Salvador: Reported Truce Between Gangs Raises Questions
Today in Latin America Top Story — Leaders of El Salvador’s Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18 gangs confirmed Friday that they have reached a truce which they say has contributed to […] Read More >
March 23, 2012 > Staff
Colombia: FARC Defectors Helped Plan Raid That Killed 33 Rebels, Says General
Today in Latin America Top Story — Colombian air force commander General Tito Pinilla said that FARC rebels who defected had helped to plan an attack that killed 33 FARC guerrillas on […] Read More >
March 22, 2012 > Staff
Brazilian Prosecutors File Criminal Charges Against Chevron And Transocean
Today in Latin America Top Story — Brazilian federal prosecutors filed criminal charges against seventeen Chevron and Transocean oil executives on Wednesday for an oil leak that caused 110,000 gallons of […] Read More >