Hundreds of indigenous Chortà blocked access to Copán archeological park, Honduras’ most important ancient Mayan site, to press demands for land.
Television reporter Rolando Santis was shot dead by gunmen on a motorcycle in Guatemala City, days after attorney Gladys Monterroso was kidnapped and tortured for 13 hours.
The National Security Archive has released declassified documents showing the US government knew US-backed Guatemalan officials were behind the disappearance of thousands in the civil war.
The 6th Circuit US Court of Appeals upheld a decision finding former Salvadoran military commander Nicolas Carranza liable for murder and torture during the country's civil war,
The FMLN won El Salvador’s presidential elections Sunday, ending 20 years of rule by the right-wing ARENA. President-elect Mauricio Funes pledged “a new accord on peace and reconciliation.”
Salvadorans marched against the Central America free trade agreement currently being negotiated with the European Union, charging it would increase the gap between rich and poor.
On March 11—just four days before El Salvador’s historic election for president and vice-president—five Republican Congressmen gave speeches on the floor of the House of Representatives threatening that Salvadorans living in the US would lose their immigration status and be… Read moreUS pledges to respect neutrality in Salvador elections —despite GOP bluster
Indigenous Hondurans closed off roads in Intibucá department in a 12-day mobilization against the destruction of forests in the territories of the Lenca people.
A Colombian refugee living in Panama was killed in Darién province, a jungle region bordering Colombia that has experienced incursions in the past by Colombian armed groups.
Following a campaign that included sit-ins in government offices, teachers in Honduras began an open-ended strike to demand months of back pay last week. The government has agreed to negotiations.
Five activists were sentenced to two-month prison terms for trespassing on the US Army’s Fort Benning base on Nov. 23 as part of an annual protest against the School of the Americas.
A group of UN human rights experts, including the special rapporteurs on freedom of assembly, freedom of expression and extrajudicial exections, issued a statement urging the government of Nicaragua to "stop the repression" following 100 days of unrest in which at least 317 have been killed and 1,830 injured. "Reports indicate that there has been an increase in targeted repression, criminalization and alleged arbitrary detention, which is creating an atmosphere of fear," the statement said. "We are appalled that many human rights defenders, journalists and other opposition voices are being criminalized and accused of unfounded and overly punitive charges such as 'terrorism'." (Poto via Noticiias ONU)
