MEXICO
By Mar 19
Kidnapping - A Growing Risk for Central American Migrants - The increase in kidnappings of Central American migrants crossing Mexico on their way to the United States will be brought up at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) current session next Monday.
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DEVELOPMENT
By Mar 18
'Aid Industry is Part of the Problem' - Aid organisations perpetuate humanitarian disasters. That is one of the conclusions made by war correspondent Linda Polman in her latest book as she describes the world of humanitarian aid.
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PERU
By Mar 18
Priest on Campaign Trail Defrocked - A priest who is touring the country in his bid to run for president next year, at the head of a leftist movement, was indefinitely suspended by the Catholic Church for getting involved in politics.
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LATIN AMERICA
By Mar 17
NGOs Demand Transparency, Reforms in IDB - Dozens of civil society organisations in the Americas are demanding greater transparency and accountability as well as structural reforms in the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), ahead of the multilateral lender's annual meeting of governors that starts Friday in the Mexican resort of Cancún.
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RIGHTS
By Mar 17
EU Selling Torture Equipment - Equipment designed for torturing prisoners is still being exported from European Union (EU) countries despite a four-year-old ban on such trade, according to a new report by Amnesty International.
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MIDEAST
By Mar 17
'Day of Rage' Engulfs Palestine - On Tuesday tens of hundreds of Palestinians of all political persuasions took to the streets, alleys and sidewalks as widespread rioting and protests spread across East Jerusalem, the West Bank, Gaza and into Israel proper.
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CUBA
By Mar 15
Human Rights at the Eye of the Storm - Cuba stepped up its state-controlled media offensive Monday in response to what the government calls a well-orchestrated international campaign of misinformation carried out in the last few weeks against this socialist island nation.
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Q&A
By Mar 15
Wanted in Latin America: Responsible Credit - Improving access to financial services and achieving "responsible credit" require ongoing dialogue on the part of companies, states and consumers, Juan Trímboli, regional coordinator of the Consumers International office in Latin America and the Caribbean, told IPS.
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MIDEAST
By Mar 14
Israel Lands in Public Relations Nightmare - Israeli riot police and soldiers have, since Friday, sealed off the Al Aqsa mosque, Islam’s third holiest shrine, restricting entry to women and Palestinian men over 50.
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RIGHTS-GUATEMALA
By Mar 13
'Our Lives Are Cut Short at a Stroke' - "This is a time of great tension because we know that at any moment, when we least expect it, our lives can be cut short at a stroke," Tito Gálvez, a leader in the Resistance Front for the Defence of Natural Resources and Rights of the Guatemalan Peoples (FRENA), told IPS.
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