Crisis in Honduras…Obama and Chavez agree?
Unrest in Honduras flared today as protesters spared with police over the recent exile of President Manuel Zelaya. Zelaya was ousted over the weekend by the Honduran military after disagreements among...
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The Media Hype May Be Over, But There Is Still A Crisis In Honduras
Amnesty International issued a report today about the ongoing crisis in Honduras following the coup d’etat which took place June 28. Many press outlets have covered the report and accompanying press...
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Justice Denied for 30 Years: Six Reasons Guatemala Must Bring Rios Montt to...
As our families come together for Thanksgiving, please remember of the countless Guatemalans who have never learned the truth about what happened to their loved ones. November 2012 marks the 30th...
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Freedom of Expression Under Attack in Central America: Four Cases From New AI...
Out of almost 300 cases of human rights abuses covered in Amnesty International’s new report, Transforming Pain into Hope: Human Rights Defenders in Latin America, only four have resulted in the...
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El Salvador’s Government Finally Acts to #SaveBeatriz
After over two months of dragging its feet, the Salvadoran government has finally acted to save Beatriz’s life. On Monday, Beatriz, the young mother we’ve posted frequently about, received an early...
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Most Dangerous Journey: What Central American Migrants Face When They Try to...
A group of 33 Central American women traveling in a caravan across Mexico in search of migrant relatives (Photo Credit: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images). By Salil Shetty, Amnesty International’s...
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Reaping the Harvest of Fear: The Obama Administration Deports Asylum Seekers
Central American migrants walk over the tracks to catch the train north, Tierra Blanca, Veracruz, Mexico, 28 June 2009. By Esmeralda López and Adotei Akwei Urias (a 32-year-old mother from Usulután...
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Fleeing for Our Lives: Central American Migrant Crisis
WATCH LIVE: Human Rights Implications of Protecting People on the Move in the Americas Migration from Central America to the U.S. is not a new phenomenon, however the reasons, or push factors that are...
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Why are these heroes treated like criminals?
People attend the funeral of murdered indigenous activist Berta Caceres, in La Esperanza, 200 km northwest of Tegucigalpa, on March 5, 2016. (ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images) Many people have heard of...
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What happens to deported Central Americans?
Amnesty International’s new report, Home Sweet Home? Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador’s Role in a Deepening Refugee Crisis, documents the incredible levels of violence and impunity that are driving...
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