Central America

Honduras: kidnapped journalist found murdered

The body of a popular TV talk show was found two weeks after his kidnapping; meanwhile, a radio labor reporter is getting death threats for his exposés on a Chiquita supplier.

Central America

Honduras suspends case against indigenous leader

Representatives from 40 organizations were present when a court decided—at least for now–not to pursue a dubious weapons possession charge against Berta Cáceres.

Mexico

‘Drug war’ dissent at OAS summit

More than 160 civil society organizations sent an open letter to the OAS summit, calling for alternatives to the “war on drugs” that guarantee respect for human rights.

Central America

Will OAS summit broach drug decrim?

The OAS summit in Guatemala opens in the wake of a ground-breaking report dissenting from the US-led “drug war” and broaching decrim and legalization strategies.

Central America

Honduras: top prosecutor suspended amid violence

Citing escalated criminal violence, Honduras’ Congress suspended the prosecutor general—but has not acted against the National Police chief, accused of death squad links.

Watching the Shadows

Catholic sex scandal Jewish plot: papal hopeful

Alan Dershowitz calls out papal hopeful Cardinal Maradiaga of Honduras as floating conspiracy theories about how the Vatican sex scandal was instrumented by the Jews.