Category: Dispatches
August 17, 2010 > Mari Hayman
Nixon Administration Advocated Use of Death Squads in Uruguay, New Documents Indicate
NEW YORK — Forty years after U.S. AID official Dan Mitrione was kidnapped and executed by Uruguayan guerillas, nine declassified State Department documents prove that high-level officials in the Nixon […] Read More >
July 29, 2010 > Alison Bowen
Film Spotlights Child Immigrants’ Lonely Journey North
NEW YORK — Thousands of child migrants travel alone each year, some not tall enough to reach the trains they jump on, to get to the United States. Their story […] Read More >
July 26, 2010 > Staff
OAS Asks State Department To Reconsider Colombian Journalist’s Visa Application
NEW YORK — The Organization of American States asked the U.S. State Department last week to reconsider its rejection of Colombian journalist Hollman Morris’ visa, the Colombian press reports. Hollman […] Read More >
July 21, 2010 > Alison Bowen
Guatemalan Women May Become Special Asylum Group
NEW YORK — In a few weeks, female Guatemalan asylum seekers might know whether their applications hold better odds. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that a […] Read More >
June 18, 2010 > Mike Samras
WOLA Announces Second Death Threat From Colombian Paramilitaries For Working With Displaced Peoples
WASHINGTON – The Latin America News Dispatch reported on Monday about the status of internally displaced persons in Colombia. Marco Romero, of the Consultancy for Human Rights and Displacement, spoke at […] Read More >
June 14, 2010 > Mike Samras
Colombian Peasants Continue To Suffer Displacement Due To War
WASHINGTON – Displacement of peasants by armed groups continues to plague Colombia, with the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) reaching 4.9 million at the end of 2009, according to […] Read More >
June 3, 2010 > Roque Planas
Araguaia Case May Challenge Brazilian Amnesty Law
RIO DE JANEIRO – When Brazil’s highest court upheld a controversial amnesty law preventing trial and punishment for political crimes committed during the military dictatorship in April, it appeared that […] Read More >
June 2, 2010 > Mari Hayman
Cuban Folk Legend Silvio Rodríguez Visits U.S. for First Time in 30 Years
NEW YORK — After a wait of over thirty years, Cuban folk legend Silvio Rodríguez will make his first public appearance in the U.S. this Friday, when he plays a […] Read More >
June 2, 2010 > Alison Bowen
Supporters of DREAM Act Begin Hunger Strike Outside Senator Charles Schumer’s Office
NEW YORK — Sitting around bags with sleeping mats, gallons of water but no food, 15 people began a hunger strike Tuesday outside Senator Charles Schumer’s Manhattan office. The strikers, […] Read More >
May 31, 2010 > Roque Planas
Amnesty International Asks Peru To Drop Charges Against Indigenous Leader Alberto Pizango
Human rights organization Amnesty International (AI) called upon the Peruvian authorities to drop charges against indigenous leader Alberto Pizango on Friday. The Peruvian government has accused Pizango of rebellion, sedition, […] Read More >