Mourning the Missing on Mexican Mothers' Day

Mourning the Missing on Mexican Mothers’ Day

For the mothers whose children have been disappeared during the drug war in Mexico, there is little to celebrate.
Vásquez, center, leads march to Presidential Palace to demand a just trial for Berta Cáceres' assassination, Tegucigalpa. The poles, representing authority, are used by Lenca elders. (Photo by Beverly Bell)

“Heaven and Earth Don’t Belong to the Companies”

An interview with Lenca activist Pascuala Vásquez on the legacy of Berta Cáceres and the defense of indigenous territories and culture in Honduras.
New Year, New Administration, and New Trials Against Former Guatemalan Military Officials

New Year, New Administration, and New Trials Against Former Guatemalan Military Officials

18 high-ranking military officials, including President Morales' right-hand-man, face charges of leading campaigns of forced disappearances in the 1980s.
Remembering Guatemala's First Genocide Conviction as the Trial Resumes Today

Remembering Guatemala’s First Genocide Conviction as the Trial Resumes Today

Skylight Pictures' 'Dictator in the Dock' throws open the trial doors to the world.
Complicity and Cover-Ups in Mexican Massacres (Audio)

Complicity and Cover-Ups in Mexican Massacres (Audio)

Christy Thornton speaks with Jesse Franzblau on the investigations by the National Security Archive (NSA) into the newly released documentation by Mexican authorities on the 2010 and 2011 migrant massacres.
Guatemalan Genocide Trial Set to Resume Amid Amnesty Battles

Guatemalan Genocide Trial Set to Resume Amid Amnesty Battles

Under pressure from entrenched economic and military interests, Guatemala's Constitutional Court undid its historic genocide ruling in 2013. The trial is set to resume on January 5, but faces last-ditch efforts to derail it.
Unearthing the Truth: Mexican State Violence Beyond Ayotzinapa

Unearthing the Truth: Mexican State Violence Beyond Ayotzinapa

Declassified files on migrant massacres reveal impunity and Mexican state complicity in human rights atrocities that predate the recent Ayotzinapa disappearances.
Protests Erupt Linking Police Impunity in Ferguson to Ayotzinapa

Protests Erupt Linking Police Impunity in Ferguson to Ayotzinapa

Intense public demonstrations that have erupted in Mexico and the United States reveal links in movements against police violence and impunity.
Protests Erupt Linking Police Impunity in Ferguson to Ayotzinapa

Protests Erupt Linking Police Impunity in Ferguson to Ayotzinapa

Intense public demonstrations that have erupted in Mexico and the United States reveal links in movements against police violence and impunity.
Why the Normalistas Are Still Smiling

Why the Normalistas Are Still Smiling

While their demand for justice remains strong, Ayotzinapa Normal School students stage a clown show for children in Guerrero to provide relief in the wake of violence.
Impunity and Mass Disappearance in Ayotzinapa

Impunity and Mass Disappearance in Ayotzinapa

Mass protests over 43 missing students from Ayotzinapa raise questions about state complicity in the murder and disappearance of Mexican youth.
Migrant Shelter Faces Police Abuses on the Border

Migrant Shelter Faces Police Abuses on the Border

Migrants fled a shelter in Nogales, Mexico, after it was raided and robbed by police—revealing the corruption and impunity that plagues this border town.
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