Impunity on Trial in Chile
Much has been written about the sea change in international politics produced by the arrest in London and committal for ...
War and Profit in Colombia
On July 13, President Bill Clinton signed into law a bill that includes a package of $1.3 billion in mostly ...
Colombia: Memory and Accountability
"The objective of memory is to highlight both the struggle of the dead and the nature of the powers that ...
Creating International Accountability
On July 17, 1998, by a vote of 120 to 7 with 21 abstentions, members of the UN General Assembly, ...
Looking Ahead: New Challenges for Human Rights Advocacy
A tightrope walker must maintain balance while moving steadfastly along a wire, with the constant danger of falling into the ...
Terror and the Press
On May 25, Colombian journalist Jineth Bedoya was kidnapped, beaten and raped. She was my co-worker at the Bogotá daily, ...
Globalization: The Double-edged Sword
Activists struggling for human rights have always aspired to global reach, but in the last generation that reach has begun ...
Gender Equity Without Social Justice: Women’s Rights in the Neoliberal Age
Over the past decade, many Latin American governments have adopted a formal commitment to women's equality. In some cases this ...
