Le Monde diplomatique: The Colombian gold rush, august 2010
As the price of raw materials rises, Latin-American governments are selling off their raw resources. Colombia wants the big companies to come and mine
by Laurence Mazure
Brief Report on Human Rights submited by Mexican civil society organizations to the United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights
Mexico City, August 2010
While visiting Mexico from 4 to 7 August 2010, the United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Kyng-wha Kang, met with representatives of civil society organizations who submited to her consideration a brief report on some of the most pressing issues related to Human Rights in Mexico.
Guatemala's Indigenous women defend natural resources
Guatemala's Indigenous Women in Resistance: On the frontline of the communities struggle to defend mother earth and her natural resources. This report attempts to follow up on another one published by PBI in 2006 on the impacts of mining operations in Guatemala, providing a broader perspective that includes other business activities to exploit natural resources in Latin American countries such as Guatemala, and specifically addresses the reality of Guatemalan indigenous women in this regard.
PBI Mexico: Father Alejandro Solalinde - new accompaniment in Oaxaca
Due to serious, repeated attacks against him, PBI has received and accepted a request for accompaniment for the Catholic priest Alejandro Solalinde Guerra, director of the Hermanos en el Camino Migrant Shelter. The request was submitted by the Dimensión Pastoral de la Movilidad Humana, a Mexican Catholic Church body which deals with migration.
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FOR Colombia: Military Assistance and Human Rights: Colombia, U.S. Accountability, and Global Implications, July 2010
The scale of U.S. training and equipping of other nations’ militaries has grown exponentially since 2001, but there are major concerns about the extent to which the U.S. government is implementing the laws and monitoring the impact its military aid is having on human rights. This report by the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) and U.S. Office on Colombia examines these issues through a detailed case study of U.S. military aid, human rights abuses, and implementation of human rights law in Colombia.
PBI Mexico: Concern for the security of another humanitarian aid caravan to San Juan Copala Community, Oaxaca
7th of June 2010
Next Monday, 7th of June 2010, a second humanitarian aid caravan will leave Mexico City for the San Juan Copala community, Oaxaca, formed by various organizations and individuals of the Mexican civil society.