Peru Tries to Expel Critic of Development Policy
On July 1 the Peruvian government notified Father Paul Mc Auley, an environmental activist in the northern Amazon region, that ...
Bagua, Peru: A Year After
On June 5, 2009 police moved in with lethal force to remove indigenous protesters upset about their lands being opened ...
The Militarization of the Peruvian Countryside
Since taking office in 2006, Peruvian President Alan Garcia has initiated an aggressive economic development strategy focused on opening up ...
The Commission of Inquiry’s Report on the Violent Events in Bagua, Peru: A Truth Commission with Lit...
Late December, the administration of Peruvian President Alan García rammed through a final report of the special commission to investigate ...
Children in Limbo: Immigration and the Growing Ambiguity of Citizenship
Rapid economic globalization and recent political violence have spawned mass migrations of humanity across international borders throughout the Americas. The ...
Duke Energy and the Disappearing Waters of Peru
The battle over the waters of Lake Parón, in the Northern Andes of Peru, came to a head during the ...
Spying Scandal Highlights the Use of Colombia’s Women as Weapons of War
The Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR) recently expressed concern over revelations that Colombia's Administrative Security Department (DAS), the powerful ...
Peru’s ‘Cold War’ Against Indigenous Peoples
The recent conflict in the Peruvian Amazon is only the most violent symptom of an ongoing cold war being waged ...
Obama’s Choice: Human Rights First or Plan Mexico
The Mexican government's increasing crackdown on social movements underscores the urgency for the Obama administration to move away from a ...