Human Rights
Amidst violence, Guatemala heads for Sept. elections
July 22, 2011Guatemala is the second most violent country in the Western Hemisphere (after Colombia) and the election campaign is shaping up to be violent also. Iit is not clear to what degree poor and working class Guatemalans,...
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Arrested for feeding the homeless
June 15, 2011As police officers here arrested four people for distributing food to the homeless in an Orlando park, June 8, a crowd chanted, "Food is a right, not a privilege!"
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Iraqi youth activists released from detention
June 8, 2011The four charged that they had been arrested for participating in demonstrations calling for political reform, ending corruption and providing services to the people.
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Is Myanmar at a crossroads?
April 26, 2011So far 2011 is proving to be an eventful year for Myanmar, formerly known as and still generally called Burma.
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Honduran teachers’ protests trigger repression, fight-back
March 29, 2011A strike by teachers in Honduras, which has led to a confrontation with the right-wing government, could have riipple effects.
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