As Northern Triangle countries get ready to receive $750 million in aid, the CICIG issued new evidence indicating the extent to which ousted President Pérez Molina had turned the Guatemalan state into a vast criminal enterprise complicit with the private sector.
The international community is trying to encourage the Venezuelan government and the opposition to sit down to a dialogue. But democratic dialogue requires commitment to principles, and the government has never shown—nor is showing now—any willingness to commit to those values.
Mexico is a strong, vocal advocate for human rights in international forums. But not so much when it comes to accepting international oversight and action to protect Mexicans’ rights and lives.
This week, Latin Pulse delves into a new report on atrocities in Mexico that have some calling for action by the ICC. The program also discusses moves toward justice in Guatemala for the indigenous Maya, including analysis of the genocide case against former dictator Efrain Rios Montt.
On May 30th, OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro invoked the Inter-American Democratic Charter in the case of Venezuela, political “red card”. The question now is, will the Permanent Council uphold the red card or denounce the ref?
En sus primeros meses como presidente, Macri ha implementado rápidas reformas, en varios casos con amplio apoyo político aun siendo minoría en el Congreso, pero también con altos costos sociales. La clave para su éxito electoral en 2017 es controlar la inflación. ¿Logrará superar su mayor desafío?
Mario Fernández deberá decidir entre dar una pelea para arrebatarle poder a los defensores de la tesis refundacional o bien, siguiendo el ejemplo de Burgos, asumir un papel figurativo que lo convierta en un actor secundario.
With massive food shortages and many citizens not finding enough to eat, more and more Venezuelans are surviving on the country’s bounty of tropical fruit. But what happens when the season ends?
The Honduran Armed Forces are the most trusted state institution in Honduras. Since Honduras’ transition to democracy, the armed forces have diminished in size, but not in responsibility.
There are a number of things pending in the full implementation of a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). One of them is the harmonization of degree programs, and it’s hurting the labor pool and the children of NAFTA.
