Category: Regions
April 23, 2010 > Staff
Arizona Immigration Law Worries Mexican Government
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Mexican Foreign Ministry protested on Wednesday against a proposed Arizona law that would allow police greater authority to detain suspected undocumented immigrants […] Read More >
April 22, 2010 > Staff
Climate Change Conference Participants in Cochabamba, Bolivia, To Propose Rights for Mother Earth
Today in Latin America Top Story — Bolivian President Evo Morales inaugurated a climate change conference in Cochabamba on Tuesday. More than 20,000 attendants from over 125 countries are participating […] Read More >
April 22, 2010 > Nikolas Kozloff
Will Climate Change Affect El Niño?
As an alternative climate summit gets underway in the Bolivian city of Cochabamba, many in the Andean region are wondering how they will cope with El Niño, a cyclical meteorological […] Read More >
April 21, 2010 > Staff
Catholic Abuse Scandal Hits Brazil; Chilean Church Asks Victims For Forgiveness
Today in Latin America Top Story — A Brazilian priest accused of pedophilia and engaging in sexual conduct with boys as young as 12, was detained by police following a […] Read More >
April 21, 2010 > Alison Bowen
Supporters of Using Local Officals to Enforce Federal Immigration Law List Successes
In the wake of a report criticizing 287(g) and similar programs that deputize local officials to enforce federal immigration law, we wondered what supporters of these programs consider their biggest […] Read More >
April 20, 2010 > Staff
Edwin Valero Found Dead In Jail Cell On Day of Venezuela’s Bicentennial
Today in Latin America Top Story — Boxing champion Edwin Valero was found hanged with his own clothes in his jail cell early Monday morning. The Venezuelan police said he […] Read More >
April 20, 2010 > Reinhard Cate
Paramilitary Politics in Colombia; A Talk With Claudia López
Paramilitary Politics In Colombia: A Talk With Claudia Lopez from Latin America News Dispatch on Vimeo. NEW YORK — Colombian political analyst Claudia López visited New York University’s Center of […] Read More >
April 19, 2010 > Staff
Ecuador’s President Correa Calls for More Oil Revenue; Threatens To Nationalize Foreign Companies
Today in Latin America Top Story — Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa said he will push legislation to allow the expropriation of private oil companies from Spain, Brazil, Italy and China if […] Read More >
April 16, 2010 > Staff
Colombia’s DAS Carried Out “Political Warfare” Against Journalist Hollman Morris, Files Indicate
Today in Latin America Top Story — Documents posted to the Center of International Policy’s “Plan Colombia and Beyond” blog indicate that the Department of Administrative Security in Colombia coordinated […] Read More >
April 15, 2010 > Alison Bowen
Targeting Gangs Imperils Immigrant Communities, Advocates Say
NEW YORK — Police officers trying to snare gang members often instead profile immigrant communities, argued organizers at a panel last week. The four-hour conference, “Fighting the Criminalization of Youth, […] Read More >