Central America
El Salvador bans metallic mining
El Salvador became the first country on Earth to completely ban the mining of metals—following a long campaign by campesinos and their ecologist allies.
Tag: El Salvador
Central America
Central America: tri-national anti-gang task force
A joint security force bringing together the three nations of Central America's Northern Triangle officially began operations to fight narco-gangs and organized crime.
Central America
El Salvador reopens massacre investigation
A court in El Salvador will reopen an investigation into the Mozote massacre of 1981, following petitioning by attorneys and international human rights groups.
Central America
El Salvador deploys new anti-gang ‘reaction force’
El Salvador has deployed a new special unit to fight criminal gangs that are now said to be operating not only in the cities but in rural areas throughout the country.
Central America
Clinton calls for Central American ‘Plan Colombia’
Hillary Clinton is assailed for saying the 2009 Honduran coup “actually followed the law.” Overlooked in the same interview is her call for a Central American “Plan Colombia.”
Mexico
HRW: Mexico returning children to violence
Mexican immigration authorities are improperly returning children who might qualify for formal protection from violence in Central America, Human Rights Watch charges.
Central America
El Salvador: indigenous mark 1932 massacre
Nahua-Pipil indigenous communities in El Salvador gathered to recall the 1932 genocide that marked the start of generations of suppression of their language and culture.
Central America
El Salvador rules street gangs are ‘terrorist groups’
El Salvador's Supreme Court ruled that the country's notoriously violent street gangs and those who support them financially will now be classified as "terrorist groups."
Syria
US drops Cuba from terrorism list
The US government formally removed Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism as a step toward restoring full diplomatic relations. Cuba had been listed since 1982.
Central America
Honduras: AFL-CIO blames trade policies for crisis
The AFL-CIO once backed US government meddling in Honduras, but a new report from the labor federation is a scathing indictment of US "security" and "free trade" policies.
Central America
Central America: US pushes new ‘Plan Colombia’
The US is now seeking $1 billion from Congress for its plan to step up the failed "war on drugs" and failed neoliberal economic programs in Central America.
Central America
Central America: refugee ‘crisis’ plan gets a debut
Using the pretext of last spring's uptick in immigration by Central American children, the US is pushing for still more of its failed "drug war" and "free trade" policies.