September 19, 2011 > Roque Planas
Uruguay: Six Peacekeepers Detained For Alleged Sexual Abuse In Haiti
Upon their return from Haiti, five Uruguayan peacekeepers accused of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old Haitian man were jailed Sunday, and a sixth was detained Monday, the local press reports. A […] Read More >
September 19, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Guatemala: 5.8 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Guatemala City
Update: A a spokeswoman in the office of Guatemalan President Álvaro Colom confirmed that three people died in Monday’s earthquake. “There are people buried in the rubble,” Evelyn Ruano said […] Read More >
September 19, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Mexico: Javier Sicilia’s Peace Caravan Marches On Despite Threats
Poet and activist Javier Sicilia promised that no threats or intimidation would stop his caravan for peace from heading deeper into southern Mexico, even as the state of Veracruz bumped […] Read More >
September 19, 2011 > Staff
Mexico: Body Of Missing Congressman Found By Police
Today in Latin America Top Story — The bodies of a missing Mexican congressman and his driver were found by police in southern Mexico over the weekend. The remains of […] Read More >
September 18, 2011 > Roque Planas
Colombia’s DAS Faces Unprecedented Intelligence Leak
In a case that is inviting comparisons to WikiLeaks, Colombia’s intelligence service has lost control of an unprecedented amount of classified information, according to report by Semana. The magazine referred to […] Read More >
September 18, 2011 > Hugo Passarello Luna
Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo Win Peace Prize
PARIS — Argentina’s Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo received the 2010 Félix Houphouet-Boigny Peace Prize in ceremony in Paris on Sept. 14 for their work in defense of human […] Read More >
September 16, 2011 > Staff
Venezuela Keeps In Contact With Carlos The Jackal, Officials Say
Today in Latin America Top Story — Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolás Maduro said that his government provides permanent support to convicted terrorist Carlos the Jackal, who is serving a life […] Read More >
September 16, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Jose Antonio Vargas & Immigration Activists Launch DREAM Act Initiative
NEW YORK — Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas and a number of faith-based immigration activists launched an initiative to pass the DREAM Act Thursday in New York. Speaking at […] Read More >
September 15, 2011 > Staff
Haiti: Protesters Want U.N. Troops Out After Alleged Sexual Abuse Scandal
Today in Latin America Top Story— Protesters in Haiti took to the streets to demand the withdrawal of United Nation’s peacekeepers following an alleged case of sexual abuse by Uruguayan […] Read More >
September 14, 2011 > Staff
Text Of Utah Immigration Law, HB 497
The Utah state legislature passed HB 497 in March, with the goal of cracking down on illegal immigration. It has been compared to Arizona’s SB 1070 because it requires people […] Read More >