The International Criminal Court issued its first verdict, a unanimous decision that Congo militia leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo is guilty of conscripting children and using them to participate actively in hostilities.
Ongoing protests are again being held in the highland city of Cajamarca, Peru, after charges were brought against leaders of the struggle against the US-backed Conga gold mine.
Hundreds marched to demand justice for the women who were victims of the 1957-1986 Duvalier family dictatorship and to call for the departure of the UN troops stationed in Haiti.
Mexican governance secretary Alejandro Poiré formally apologized to indigenous campesina Inés Fernández for her rape by three Mexican soldiers in 2002. Fernández then denounced the government.
Women in the Honduran branch of the international campesino movement Vía Campesina launched a new campaign on March 8 under the slogan “for women’s dignity, we demand our right to the land.”
Marches and protests celebrating International Women’s Day focused on violence against women and emphasized demands for abortion rights and equality in political representation.
Thousands of demonstrators, led by Paúl Carrasco, prefect of Azuay province, filled the streets of Cuenca, Ecuador, to oppose President Rafael Correa’s plans to massively expand the mineral sector.
Small-scale independent gold miners led strikes and protests across several regions of Peru to demand abrogation of new decrees that outlaw their activities.
Weeks after notorious Shining Path leader “Comrade Artemio” was caputured, Peruvian authorities announced the apprehension of his sucessor “Comrade Freddy.”
Journalist Luis Agustín González faces a possible 18-month jail term for writing an editorial accusing a former governor and senator of “arrogance” and “despotism.”
Hundreds of relatives and friends of people killed or injured in the crash of an Argentine commuter train marched to demand a thorough investigation of the accident and punishment for those responsible.
Protesters in the southern Chilean region resumed blocking traffic when the government of right-wing president Sebastián Piñera set new conditions for negotiations.
