CODELCO OUT OF PARAISO; The Constitution and The Chinese Factor

CODELCO OUT OF PARAISO; JUNIN NEXT? THE CONSTITUTION AND THE CHINESE FACTOR The latest news is that Codelco, on Thursday, met with the Paraiso community and said they were abandoning the exploration plans in the area. This is the official news. The unofficial, from a reliable source, but not official by any means, is that [...]

On Civil Courage, Civil Strength and Amnesty in Suriname

Introduction What is the role of a civil society, and why is this role so important. Civil societies are important because of their aggregative qualities, the fact that can help kindle leadership, help build and strengthen institutions and function as watchdog in the political arena, to ensure that mandate is not abused and the interests [...]

Mexican cops discover dismembered bodies near U.S. border

Mexican police officers on Monday — one day after the Summit of the Americas — discovered dismembered bodies packed into plastic garbage bags left inside an abandoned van, according to the Law Enforcement Examiner’s U.S. drug enforcement source. What appeared to be the remains of 14 male victims were found in Mexico’s northern border city [...]

Mexico’s False Dilemma: Human Rights or Security

Mexico is currently confronting a human rights crisis. Headlines document the overt violence that has claimed more than 50,000 lives since December 11, 2006 when President Felipe Calderón launched the war on drugs. Yet beneath the bloodshed, the erosion of the rule of law and the systematic violation of human rights in the context of [...]

The Politics of the Drug War in Mexico

The starting bell rang for the Mexican presidential campaigns on March 30, and the candidates are out of the gates. As the nation faces an unprecedented crisis in levels of violence and lawlessness, one of the big issues is who will have to take the blame for the disastrous war on drugs. More than 50,000 [...]

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