Category: Dispatches
June 2, 2011 > Paul Alonso
Keiko Fujimori, “To Call Me Right-Wing Is a Lie” — An Interview
Keiko Fujimori is 35 years old and the daughter of ex-president Alberto Fujimori, jailed and sentenced for human rights violations in 2009. She became Peru’s first lady at 19 and […] Read More >
May 25, 2011 > Mariana Bueno
Uruguay’s Growing Economy Stimulates Reverse Migration
MONTEVIDEO — It was the worst economic crisis in the history of Uruguay when Martín González and Gustavo López decided to emigrate overseas to find work. Nine years later, they […] Read More >
May 23, 2011 > John Sevigny
Central American Immigrants Rest In Northern Mexico On Their Journey To The United States (Photo Essay)
SALTILLO, Mexico — Every year an estimated 300,000 migrants — mostly from Central America — cross Mexico’s southern border on their way to the United States. It’s a dangerous journey […] Read More >
May 20, 2011 > Mariana Bueno
Uruguayan Congress Fails to Gain a Majority to Annul Amnesty Law
MONTEVIDEO — After an intense 15 hours of debate, the proposal to annul Uruguay´s amnesty law failed when the necessary votes did not reach a majority. In this historical session […] Read More >
May 9, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Who’s Killing The Journalists Of Honduras?
The small town of San Marco, near Honduras’ western border with El Salvador and Guatemala, has no distinguishing factors that set it apart from the other tiny villages and hamlets […] Read More >
May 5, 2011 > Eline Gordts
Undocumented Immigrant Youth Support DREAM Act By Coming Out Of The Shadows
NEW YORK — Melissa Garcia Velez didn’t look nervous when she took up the microphone in the center of New York’s Union Square, although what she was about to say […] Read More >
May 2, 2011 > Juan Fajardo
May Day Marchers Demand Respect For Immigrants’ Rights
NEW YORK — In celebration of this year’s May Day, thousands of people took to the streets in lower Manhattan, demanding more jobs, higher wages, social security, and respect for […] Read More >
April 28, 2011 > Matthew Barker
Peru’s Ruins Highlight Battle Between Tourism And Conservation
TRUJILLO, PERU — It looks like a builder’s yard but what is now little more than a mound of dust and earth was once a significant structure, part of the […] Read More >
April 14, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Honduran Government Responsible For Murders And Human Rights Abuses, Resistance Leader Says
NEW YORK — While the Honduran government and former U.S. President Bill Clinton claim that the Central American nation is protecting human rights and combating drug-trafficking, Honduras is actually killing […] Read More >
February 16, 2011 > Mike Samras
Obama Can Loosen Cuba Policy More, Experts Say
WASHINGTON – Advocates of prying Cuba policy a bit further open are looking to the Obama administration rather than Congress for help. Experts gathered in Washington on Tuesday to discuss […] Read More >