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Human Rights Watch Responds to Criticism of Venezuela Report
by Kenneth Roth
In December, NACLA published an open letter signed by over 100 experts on Latin America that criticized Human Rights Watch's recent report on Venezuela. In this response, Kenneth Roth, director of Human Rights Watch, says the academics' letter disseminates "unfounded allegations" by misrepresenting "both the substance and the source material of the report." Roth calls the letter "an unhelpful distraction, which ... can only serve to undermine legitimate efforts to promote human rights in Venezuela."
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Operation Disrupt Democracy in El Salvador
by Erica Thompson
International observers have denounced recent activities of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) as designed to overthrow democratically elected presidents Evo Morales of Bolivia and Hugo Chávez of Venezuela. A similar strategy is underway to undermine the electoral process in El Salvador by striking fear and confusion into voters before legislative and presidential elections in 2009.
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End the Embargo Against Cuba
by Teo Ballvé
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution, an opportune time for President-elect Obama to signal an end to the Cuban embargo. During the campaign, Obama promised to "turn the page and begin to write a new chapter in U.S.-Cuba policy." Contrary to the Bush administration's policies, Obama said he would give Cuban-Americans "unrestricted rights" to visit family and send cash remittances to the island. But he stopped short on endorsing an end to the embargo.
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Costa Rica: From 'Green' to Gold?
by Zach Dyer
A proposed gold mining project in northern Costa Rica has stirred grassroots opposition in this country, which has long prided itself as a world leader in "green" environmental policies. The Crucitas mine threatens two species facing extinction, and the government's approval of the project has led to a criminal investigation into whether Costa Rica's president knowingly violated local and international environmental laws.
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