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Amnesty Cites Historic Changes, Human Rights Violations in Latin America
May 28, 2008 – Amnesty International says there have been historic changes in Latin America, while human rights violations, including torture continue to affect the lives of many in the region. Cuba's President Raul... Read the rest Supreme Electoral Council Cancels Legal Status of PC, MRS and Two Indigenous Parties May 27, 2008 – On May 22 Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) spokesperson Felix Navarette announced that the CSE magistrates had voted to cancel the legal status of four political parties, the Conservative Party, the... Read the rest Colombian Rebels Confirm Leader's Death May 25, 2008 – Miami -- Leaders of Colombia's most powerful rebel group have confirmed the death of longtime guerrilla leader Manuel Marulanda. VOA's Brian Wagner has this report from Miami. A top official... Read the rest Leader of Colombia's Main Rebel Group Reported Dead May 24, 2008 – Houston -- Colombian government officials say they have confirmed the death of Manuel Marulanda - the commander of the Revolutionary Armed Forces or FARC. Rumors about the aging rebel's death... Read the rest Colombia Investigating Lawmakers, Foreigners and Journalists over Rebel Contacts May 23, 2008 – Colombia's chief prosecutor, Mario Iguaran, says he is investigating opposition politicians, journalists, and foreigners, for suspected rebel ties following information obtained from seized rebel computers earlier this year. Iguaran says... Read the rest Argentine Government Officials, Farmers Clash Again over Export Tax May 23, 2008 – Argentine farmers' groups are promising more protests following failed talks with government officials Thursday over increased export taxes on soybeans and other grains. The talks marked the second time since... Read the rest Opposition Complains about Asylum for Injured Victims of Colombian Attack in Ecuador May 20, 2008 – Right-wing parties in the National Assembly continued last week to criticize and question the legality of the government’s decision to award asylum to the three wounded survivors of the Colombian... Read the rest Nicaraguan Attorney General Committed to Establishing Indigenous Ownership of Pearl Cays May 13, 2008 – Attorney General Hernan Estrada said his institution is “committed to defending the Pearl Cays … which [an individual] is trying to steal” from the indigenous communities. In the early 1990s,... Read the rest Guatemala: Rio Negro Survivors Identify Executioners May 7, 2008 – Guatemala has received much attention over recent violence and the impunity enjoyed by its perpetrators. Some organizations state that almost 15 people are murdered daily in Guatemala, mostly in the... Read the rest New FSLN-PLC Pact May Solve Institutional Crisis May 6, 2008 – Building tension between the leaders of the main electoral alliance of the right was evident this week as political players and analysts anticipate a new “pact” between President Daniel Ortega... Read the rest Opposition Fails to Pass Bill to Reverse Postponement of RAAN Elections Apr 22, 2008 – Deputies of the Constitutional Liberal Party (PLC), the “We’re with Eduardo” movement (MVE) and the Sandinista Renovation Movement (MRS), failed to pass a bill rejecting the recent Supreme Electoral Council... Read the rest RAAN Election Crisis Threatens IMF Loans and Foreign Aid Apr 18, 2008 – There was relative calm in the Caribbean city of Bilwi (Puerto Cabezas) this week despite ongoing tension between the political factions that support and oppose the Supreme Electoral Council's (CSE)... Read the rest A Victory Against Silence: Genocide Case Testimony Heard Today in Guatemala! Apr 17, 2008 – For the first time in history, a war survivor gave public testimony today in a Guatemalan court about the genocide committed against Maya peoples. Jesus Tecu Osorio, from Rio Negro in... Read the rest Violence Erupts in Bilwi over Proposal to Postpone Municipal Elections Apr 13, 2008 – In protest against the North Atlantic Autonomous Region's (RAAN) Regional Council's proposal to postpone local elections in three of the municipalities worst affected by Hurricane Felix, opposition party deputies in... Read the rest Advances of FSLN Government's Social Programs Reported Apr 9, 2008 – On Mar. 27 during the weekly meeting "El Pueblo Presidente," hosted by President Daniel Ortega, members of Ortega's cabinet gave details about the advances of the government's social programs. Judith... Read the rest Opposition Threatens to Cause Institutional Crisis if Elections in RAAN are Suspended Apr 8, 2008 – Opposition political parties threaten to paralyze the National Assembly like they did in December and January over the installation of the Councils of Citizen Power (CPCs), if the Supreme Electoral... Read the rest Investigation into CENIS Scandal Concluded Apr 5, 2008 – Special Prosecutor Armando Juarez announced on March 31 that the investigation into the fraud related to the issuing of Negotiated Investment Certificates (CENIS) in 2000 and 2001 when several banks... Read the rest Colombia Offers to Free Jailed Rebels if Hostages are Released Mar 28, 2008 – Colombia has offered to suspend the sentences of jailed FARC members if the rebels free their hostages, including former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt. Colombia Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo says... Read the rest Colombia Ombudsman: Kidnapped Former Presidential Candidate Very Ill Mar 27, 2008 – Colombia's ombudsman says former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, who has been held hostage by FARC rebels for six years, is seriously ill with hepatitis B and malnutrition and is in... Read the rest Miguel D'Escoto's Election to Preside 63rd UN General Assembly Likely Mar 25, 2008 – Former Foreign Minister Fr. Miguel D'Escoto appears almost certain be elected to preside over 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly (September 2008 - September 2009) according to UN... Read the rest Blogger Claims Cuba Has Blocked Access Mar 25, 2008 – Cuba's most-read blogger says her government has blocked access to her Web site. Yoani Sanchez, whose "Generacion Y" blog is critical of the Cuban government, says Cuban Internet users can... Read the rest Argentines Mark Coup Anniversary, Demand Justice Mar 25, 2008 – Thousands of Argentines marched Monday in Buenos Aires on the anniversary of a coup that launched seven years of dictatorship. Many of the marchers called for speedier trials for people... Read the rest Political Alliances Register Candidates for Local Elections Mar 24, 2008 – On Mar. 14, as scheduled, the country's various political alliances registered their candidates for mayor, vice mayor and city councilors for the upcoming municipal elections in November. There were no... Read the rest Alexis Arguello is the FSLN Alliance's Candidate for Mayor of Managua Mar 17, 2008 – Former world boxing champion Alexis Arguello will run as the Sandinista party (FSLN) led alliance's candidate for Mayor of Managua in the upcoming local election which will take place on... Read the rest Montealegre to Run as PLC Candidate for Mayor of Managua Mar 8, 2008 – Proving once again that a week is a lifetime in Nicaraguan politics, Eduardo Montealegre confounded analysts (who only last week had written his political obituary) by accepting the nomination of... Read the rest Military Files to be Declassified Mar 7, 2008 – On March 6,Guatemala's Constitutional Court ruled that the declassification of wartime military documents could move forward. They determined that General Efrain Rios Montt's argument - that these files constitute State... Read the rest URGENT ACTION: Campaigner's home shot at (Rabinal) Mar 7, 2008 – GUATEMALA -- Guillermo Chen (m), Director of Fundacion Nueva Esperanza, Rio Negro (New Hope Foundation, Rio Negro); His wife and two children (boy and girl) Guillermo Chen's house was shot at... Read the rest Bolivia's Congress Calls for Vote on Constitution Feb 29, 2008 – Bolivia's Congress voted Thursday to hold a nationwide referendum on a new constitution drafted by supporters of President Evo Morales. Evo Morales (file photo) The constitutional overhaul would grant greater... Read the rest Supreme Electoral Council Causes Major Political Shake Up Prior to Local Elections Feb 28, 2008 – On Feb. 20 the Supreme Electoral Council (CSE), which is controlled by the Constitutional Liberal Party (PLC) and the Sandinista Party (FSLN), dealt what political analysts are describing as a... Read the rest Mexican Lawmakers Approve Anti-Smoking Bill Feb 27, 2008 – Mexican lawmakers have approved legislation that restricts smoking in bars and restaurants and prohibits it in other enclosed public places across the country. Mexican federal congressman Javier Gonzalez Garza smokes... Read the rest
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