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Dirty War
D.E.A. ACTION LEADS TO MASSACRE IN HONDURAS: INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES ONCE AGAIN THE TARGET OF “COUNTERINSURGENCY” IN CENTRAL AMERICA | Rights Action
The Patuca River is like a highway for over 25 Miskitu, Tawaka and Pech communities that live on its shores; there are no roads in this part of the Gracias a Dios department. But the river is much more than a road, it is their source of life. Communities farm rice, beans, yucca, and plantains … Continue reading
Chomsky: America’s Rank Hypocrisy — Why Is it Only an “Atrocity” When Other Countries Do It? | World | AlterNet
In his penetrating study “Ideal Illusions: How the U.S. Government Co-Opted Human Rights,” international affairs scholar James Peck observes, “In the history of human rights, the worst atrocities are always committed by somebody else, never us” – whoever “us” is.
“Dirty War” Tactic of Disappearances Reappears in Mexico
The War on Drugs is becoming another “Dirty War” in Mexico, with the tactic of enforced disappearances reappearing as a commonplace occurrence in the country. “Enforced disappearances in Mexico have happened in the past and continue to happen today,” the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances stated during a presentation of its findings … Continue reading
