Action Center - Latin America Working Group

Ten years from now, perhaps we will not be able to say we survived the brutality of these times."

by Vanessa Kritzer on November 12, 2009

The international community initially celebrated an agreement negotiated in Honduras, on October 28th, between coup regime leader Roberto Micheletti and deposed President Manuel Zelaya, which could have put an end to the crisis. But, less than a week later, the accord started crumbling apart.

On November 5th, 2009, Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) sponsored a briefing of civil society leaders and activists on Capitol Hill to talk about the human rights violations that have been occurring in Honduras since the coup and give their vision for the future. The leaders’ visits were coordinated by the Quixote Center and Just Associates, and LAWGEF pitched in to help. The following quotes were taken from that briefing.

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"Ten years from now, perhaps we will not be able to say we survived the brutality of these times."

by Suzette Diaz on November 12, 2009

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Becoming Better Neighbors

by Paulo Gusmao on May 20, 2009

Becoming Better Neighbors: Tales from Organizing for a Just U.S. Policy toward Latin America captures 25 years of LAWG's history through interviews with staff, coalition partners and activists. Learn how we worked together to move U.S. policy from war to peace in Central America, lift the ban on the sale of food and medicine to Cuba, and increase attention to human rights and the needs of victims of war in Colombia—among many other successful campaigns.

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"Do not be silent during this time."

by Christa Schelter on July 30, 2009

We need democracy now, not later. And while all of us tell stories, time is going on, and it is the poor people who are suffering from torture and persecution. My last message is do not be silent during this time. To be silent is to be complicit. We need people speaking out; we need people like you to speak up for the Honduran people.

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September's Shadow

by Travis Wheeler on September 01, 2004

September's Shadow examines how the U.S. response to 9/11 has affected U.S. - Latin American relations. Using polls, op-eds, aid trends, and case studies of Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia, and Cuba, the report details the fallout from the Bush Administration's foreign policy, as well as Latin American governments' cooperation on practical counterterrorism measures.

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Becoming Better Neighbors

by Travis Wheeler on May 27, 2009

Becoming Better Neighbors: Tales from Organizing for a Just U.S. Policy toward Latin America captures 25 years of LAWG's history through interviews with the personalities who participated in creating the history. This publication follows the story of LAWG as an organization from its beginning in 1983 through 2008.

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We Will be Known by the Company We Keep

by Travis Wheeler on January 01, 2002

We Will Be Known by the Company We Keep draws upon the experience of U.S. Cold War policy in Latin America to offer eight simple lessons for the United States in the war on terrorism.

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