Importance of the Resistance national assembly in Honduras
At stake is the chance of any serious democratic change in Honduras to change the country’s long history of poverty and injustice.
human rights
Ecuador Puts Police Under Civilian Control
A government decree issued this week ends the “pseudo-sovereignty” of Ecuador’s national police and places the force under civilian control, Interior Minister Alfredo Vera said Wednesday.
Squatters Attempt Massive Invasion in Venezuelan Capital
The squatters acted in a “well organized” way, Grateron said in telephone calls to radio stations, TV channels and the Web pages of the capital’s daily newspapers.
Honduran Constitution: Still Explosive, But No Longer Set in Stone
The Honduran Congress’s decision last week to allow popular referendums to amend the Constitution is nothing short of momentous given the country’s tumultous historical span of the last two years.
Bad model cities
These regions are sort of like today’s Export Processing Zones that house the maquilas, except that they will have residents who are no longer full Honduran citizens, governed instead by the laws and rules set up by the local administration to administer these areas.
Mexican Military Raids Social Organization’s Office
On Tuesday, January 11, at about 6:45 pm, the Mexican Army raided the Oaxaca City office of the Committee for the Defense of the People’s Rights (CODEP) and the Committee for the Defense of Women’s Rights (CODEM).
Mississippi State Senate Passes Anti-Immigration Law
On Tuesday the Mississippi State Senate passed SB 2179, a measure that allows law enforcement officers to check a person’s immigration status during a traffic stop or while enforcing other laws.