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Colombian agreement over US military bases ‘unconstitutional’

Court rules that last year's decision to give US military access to country's bases was not approved by legislators

The Militarization of the Peruvian Countryside

On December 30, Peruvian Defense Minister Rafael Rey stated that the acquisition of military equipment to be used in the Apurimac and Ene River Valley (VRAE) against the armed group the Shining Path would be the first priority in 2010 for Peru’s defense budget. Increased military spending is part of a governmental effort to strengthen the country’s domestic security forces, a process that includes plans to purchase new tanks from China and several war planes from Brazil, France, and the Netherlands.

April 27th – Worker’s Rights Board Hearing on Nike Labor Practices in Honduras

April 27th. Hear testimony from visiting workers from 2 Nike factories in Honduras who were fired when the factory closed laying off 1700 employees who were later denied the severance pay to which they were legally entitled.