A privatizing water law in the Mexican state of Baja California was repealed Tuesday following mass demonstrations against further privatization. The state’s Governor Francisco Vega … Protesters Win Repeal of Water Privatization in MexicoRead more
Latin America
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Ecuador Invested $16B in Health in a Decade
Ecuador has invested more than US$16 billion in the public health sector during the last 10 years, President Rafael Correa said Thursday.Correa said that the … Ecuador Invested $16B in Health in a DecadeRead more
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Indigenous Environmental Leader Isidro Baldenegro López Assassinated
in Mexico, Goldman Environmental Prize winner Isidro Baldenegro López has been assassinated. The indigenous leader has long organized against illegal logging and deforestation in the … Indigenous Environmental Leader Isidro Baldenegro López AssassinatedRead more
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2 Human Rights Defenders Assassinated
in Colombia, human rights defenders Emilsen Manyoma and her husband Joe Javier Rodallega have been assassinated. Manyoma was a leader in Bajo Calima’s human rights … 2 Human Rights Defenders AssassinatedRead more
Posted inLatin America / News / Politics
Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega Takes Office for 3rd Consecutive Term
Daniel Ortega will assume office as president of Nicaragua Tuesday for his third consecutive term as head of the Central American nation, this time along … Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega Takes Office for 3rd Consecutive TermRead more
Posted inHydroelectric / Indigenous people / Latin America / News / Protest
Victory for indigenous resistance in Guatemala
After years of protests by indigenous communities, the Spanish company Ecoener-Hidralia has finally abandoned the project to build a hydroelectric dam on the Cambalan indigenous … Victory for indigenous resistance in GuatemalaRead more
Posted inImperialism / Latin America / ToMl / USA Empire
Bush Sr. Helped Reagan Smooth Over Death Squad Terror in El Salvador
In December 1983, then-U.S. Vice President George H.W. Bush slipped away on a little-known trip to Latin America to try to salvage Washington’s agreement to … Bush Sr. Helped Reagan Smooth Over Death Squad Terror in El SalvadorRead more
Posted inLatin America / ToMl / USA Empire
Operation Condor Docs Show US Wanted to Rig Election in Ecuador to Prevent Left-Wing Victory
Previously classified documents released earlier this week on Operation Condor have shed further light on how the U.S. controlled and meddled in Latin America politics … Operation Condor Docs Show US Wanted to Rig Election in Ecuador to Prevent Left-Wing VictoryRead more
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Nazis Trained and Supported Chile’s Operation Condor Activities
A top secret 1979 report to the U.S. Foreign Relations Committee reveals U.S. backed Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet had help from former Nazi’s in training … Nazis Trained and Supported Chile’s Operation Condor ActivitiesRead more
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Colombian Victims Take on Chiquita for Funding Death Squads
Human rights defenders and families of victims are one step closer to justice for Colombian labor leaders and other activists murdered at the hands of … Colombian Victims Take on Chiquita for Funding Death SquadsRead more