Human Rights in the Rear View Mirror: Colombian Commandos Training Mexican Military and Police
Colombia is training thousands of Mexican soldiers, police and court officials in an effort to boost Mexico’s fight against drug cartels.
Militarization
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.
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.