Category: Latin America: Week in Review
March 21, 2012 > Staff
Guatemalan Paramilitaries Sentenced To 7,710 Years For Massacre
Today in Latin America Top Story — Five former Guatemalan paramilitaries were sentenced Tuesday to a total of 7,710 years in jail each for their participation in the 1982 massacre of […] Read More >
March 20, 2012 > Staff
Twelve Mexican Police Die In Ambush While Investigating Murders
Today in Latin America Top Story — Gunmen in Mexico ambushed and killed twelve Guerrero state police officers Sunday night as they traveled in pickups to search for the bodies […] Read More >
March 19, 2012 > Staff
Venezuela: Police Killing Of Chilean Diplomat’s Daughter Causes Outcry
Today in Latin America Top Story — Twelve Venezuelan police officers are being investigated in the Saturday shooting death of Karen Berendique, the nineteen year-old daughter of the Chilean consul in […] Read More >
March 16, 2012 > Staff
Mississippi House Passes Bill Targeting Illegal Immigration
Today in Latin America Top Story — Following a spate of state laws cracking down on undocumented immigrants, Mississippi’s House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill that would allow police […] Read More >
March 15, 2012 > Staff
Three Killed in Peru Gold Mining Protests
Today in Latin America Top Story — At least three protesters were killed by gunfire Wednesday in Peru’s Amazon basin as informer gold miners demonstrated against government regulations on the illegal mining […] Read More >
March 14, 2012 > Staff
Argentine Supreme Court Allows Abortion For Victims of Rape
Today in Latin America Top Story — Argentina’s Supreme Court unanimously ruled Tuesday that abortion is legal for victims of rape in the country, clarifying an ambiguous 1922 law. Previously, some […] Read More >
March 13, 2012 > Staff
El Salvador Election: ARENA Claims Narrow Victory Over FMLN
Today in Latin America Top Story — El Salvador’s right-wing Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) party narrowly earned a victory in Sunday’s midterm elections and now holds a greater number of seats than […] Read More >
March 12, 2012 > Staff
Mexico: 167 Bodies Discovered In Mayan Mass Grave
Today in Latin America Top Story — The remains of 167 people discovered in a cave in Chiapas on Friday were buried in a pre-Colombian cemetery, according to Mexico’s main […] Read More >
March 11, 2012 > Staff
Venezuela: 1,200 Visitors Held Hostage In Prison Released
Today in Latin America Top Story — Inmates in Venezuela’s Uribana Jail on Wednesday released approximately 1,200 hostages that they prevented from leaving on Sunday during visiting hours, an apparent attempt […] Read More >
March 8, 2012 > Staff
Chile: Attack On Gay Man Highlights Debate On Anti-Discrimination Law
Today in Latin America Top Story — Chilean Interior Minister Rodrigo Hinzpeter said Chile should hurry along anti-discrimination and hate crime legislation after 24 year-old Daniel Zamudio, a young gay man, was […] Read More >