Struggle for Human Rights Continues in Argentina

Struggle for Human Rights Continues in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES—On the afternoon of May 25, María Alejandra Bonafini—the 35-year-old daughter of Hebe Bonafini, president of the human rights ...
Bolivia: Privatized Water Company Defeated

Bolivia: Privatized Water Company Defeated

On January 10, members of more than 600 neighborhood organizations in the Bolivian city of El Alto mobilized in an ...
Peru: Toledo on Shaky Ground

Peru: Toledo on Shaky Ground

The first general strike to hit Peru in nearly five years could not have come at a worse time for ...
Argentina: Dismantling an Authoritarian Legacy

Argentina: Dismantling an Authoritarian Legacy

BUENOS AIRES—The new administration of Fernando de la Rúa has taken several important steps to reduce the power of the ...
Argentina: Government Pays Back IMF Debt

Argentina: Government Pays Back IMF Debt

On January 3, after years of an openly hostile relationship with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Argentina cleared its entire ...
Puerto Rico: Vieques Bombing Halted

Puerto Rico: Vieques Bombing Halted

The U.S. Navy has ended practice bombing on the Puerto Rican Island of Vieques after 56 years and three decades ...
U.S. Embassy Officials Detained in War Zone

U.S. Embassy Officials Detained in War Zone

CHIAPAS—Two U.S. army officers linked to the U.S. Embassy, Assistant Army Attaché Thomas Gillen and First Sergeant Elizabeth Krug, were ...
El Salvador: ARENA Wins Elections

El Salvador: ARENA Wins Elections

On March 22, after a bitterly contested presidential campaign that tapped into Salvadorans’ memories of the civil war, Tony Saca ...