Latest from Latin Pulse – 4/29

The program discusses the findings by independent investigators for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights that the Mexican government actively harassed their workers and thwarted the inquiry into the case of 43 missing university students.

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Mexico with its problems with human rights, corruption, and migration provides the central themes this week on Latin Pulse. The program includes a wide-ranging segment discussing the findings by independent investigators for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights that the Mexican government actively harassed their workers and thwarted the inquiry into the case of 43 missing university students. The Mexican government disputes that view.  The program also discusses how remittances by Mexican migrants are not only more and more economically important, but also have become an issue in the U.S. during the presidential campaign.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:
Shannon O’Neil of the Council on Foreign Relations; and
Manuel Orozco of the Inter-American Dialogue.

The photo of a protester in Mexico City is from the Venezuelan government and is in the public domain.
Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; and
Associate Producer: Jim Singer.

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