Action Center - Latin America Working Group

Honduras: Violence Against "Those Who Look or Love Differently"

by Lisa Haugaard on February 01, 2010

As Hondurans sort through the wreckage of human rights and civil liberties violations that occurred following the June 28th coup, one pressing issue the country will have to address is the wave of violence directed against members of the LGBT community.

:2010, Blog Posts, Honduras, Lisa Haugaard

High Hopes in Haiti for U.S.-Cuba Cooperation

by Emily Chow on January 29, 2010

The Haitian earthquake that occurred on January 12th has left the poorest nation in our hemisphere in an even worse position. However, the international community has made a remarkable humanitarian effort to contribute to the relief of the Haitian people. Even nations that are typically at odds have joined together to help.

:2010, Blog Posts, Blog Posts, Cuba, Emily Chow

Haiti: Rebuilding with Rights

by Lisa Haugaard on January 22, 2010

As we give from our own pockets and encourage our government to fund relief and reconstruction in earthquake-devastated Haiti, we can’t let skepticism about the past success of aid efforts dissuade us from responding. But at the same time, we can’t ignore real concerns. Groups involved in human rights and health related work in Haiti issued a call for Haiti relief and reconstruction efforts to respect the following principles:

:2010, Blog Posts, Blog Posts, Haiti, Lisa Haugaard

Honduras: We Cant Pretend It Never Happened

by Lisa Haugaard on January 27, 2010

As National Party leader Porfirio “Pepe” Lobo is inaugurated president of Honduras, we can’t just pretend the June 28th coup and its bitter aftermath never occurred.

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights just released a devastating 147-page catalogue of the violations of human rights and civil liberties that have occurred since the coup in Honduras.

:2010, Blog Posts, Honduras, Lisa Haugaard

Landmark Case Sentencing Former Guatemalan Military Officials for Forced Disappearances

by Amanda Martin (GHRC/USA) on January 26, 2010

Amanda Martin of the Guatemala Human Rights Commission/USA provides this important update on the arduous search for justice in the cases of disappeared Guatemalans.

On December 3, 2009, a former military official and three former commissioners were sentenced to 53 years in prison for the forced disappearance and illegal detention of six people in El Jute, Guatemala in 1981. This marks the first time in Guatemalan history that a high-ranking military official has been sentenced for forced disappearance. In the sentence, the tribunal also ordered an investigation of former defense minister Angel Anibal Guevara, former head of Defense Security (EMD) Benedicto Lucas Garcia, and other officials and soldiers assigned to the same military base as the guilty parties in 1981.

:2010, Blog Posts, Guest, Latin America