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El Salvador’s Stolen Children
Argentina and Spain aren’t the only countries where children were stolen from their parents during military rule. As the Associated Press reminds us, El Salvador has its own history of children… more →
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El Salvador's Stolen Children
wrote 3 months ago: Argentina and Spain aren’t the only countries where children were stolen from their parents du … more →
Around Latin America
wrote 4 months ago: -In Mexico, families of some of the more than 20,000 people missing due to drug violence or other ca … more →
On Police Violence, Political Unrest, and Unequal Justice in Paraguay
wrote 4 months ago: While deposed President Fernando Lugo prepares to run for a seat in the Senate this year, the issue … more →
Around Latin America
wrote 6 months ago: -In a potential step towards addressing human rights, Mexico has announced it will move to prosecute … more →
Around Latin America
wrote 6 months ago: -Colombia’s FARC has announced a cease-fire as peace talks to end a nearly-50 year civil war t … more →
[Still] More on Peace Talks between the Colombian Government and the FARC
wrote 8 months ago: Last week, I had some thoughts on Colombia’s announcement of peace talks with the FARC, the fi … more →
On the Colombian Government's Peace Talks with FARC and the Issue of Paramilitary Groups
wrote 8 months ago: After unconfirmed reports started emerging this past weekend, yesterday Colombian president Juan Man … more →
On This Date in Latin America - August 22, 1982: The El Calabozo Massacre in El Salvador
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wrote 9 months ago: Last December, I commented on the 30th anniversary of the El Mozote massacre in El Salvador. While t … more →
Yet More Paramilitary Ties to Colombian Ex-President Álvaro Uribe
wrote 9 months ago: Yesterday, Colombian ex-general Mauricio Santoro, one of former president Álvaro Uribe’s secur … more →
Logging, Social Conflict, and the (Absence of the) State in Mexico
wrote 9 months ago: The New York Times ran an excellent piece recently on the indigenous community of Cherán in the Mexi … more →
Around Latin America
wrote 10 months ago: -A report suggests that, in Mexico, at least 64 indigenous dialects are facing a “high risk … more →
On This Date in Latin America - July 18, 1992: The La Cantuta Massacre in Peru
wrote 10 months ago: Twenty years ago today, the La Cantuta massacre in Peru occurred, when a military death squad operat … more →
Around Latin America
wrote 10 months ago: -In an issue that could shape the presidential election in the US, a new poll suggests that Florida … more →
Indigenous Peoples Push Back Against Both Colombian Security Forces and Guerrillas
wrote 10 months ago: Tired of the violence that has plagued their lands for decades, the indigenous population of the tow … more →
Today in Completely Inaccurate and Decontextualized Historical Comparisons
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wrote 10 months ago: Last month, The Advertiser, the daily newspaper of Lafayette, Louisiana, ran the following full-page … more →
Around Latin America
wrote 10 months ago: -There have been anti-mining protests in Peru for the past several months, but yesterday, one of the … more →
Around Latin America
wrote 10 months ago: -Last week may have seen the suspension of Paraguay and inclusion of Venezuela into Mercosul, but at … more →
Around Latin America
wrote 11 months ago: -In Mexico’s presidential race, a new poll shows PRI candidate Enrique Peña Nieto’s supp … more →
Around Latin America
wrote 11 months ago: -With just over a month to go before the Mexican Presidential Election, center-left candidate Manuel … more →
