Former Dictator Arrested for Stealing Children During Dirty War
BUENOS AIRES-Former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla (1976-1978) was arrested June 9 on charges that he was responsible for the ...
Bolivia: Cocaleros Face Terror Charges
On December 11, Bolivian police and military troops arrested eight campesino coca growers, cocaleros, in a massive operation involving dozens ...
Colombia: Paramilitary Group Agrees to Peace Talks
The Colombian government and the nation’s largest paramilitary group the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) agreed on July 15 ...
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
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
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
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
On January 3, after years of an openly hostile relationship with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Argentina cleared its entire ...
