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Bolivia’s Attorney General’s Office dismissed or sanctioned more than 100 of its employees in 2015 for various transgressions, pointing to the pervasiveness of corruption within the institution, but also to an increasing vigilance when there is official misbehavior… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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Thanks to the Latino Media Collective on WPFW for having me on the show today to talk about “zero tolerance” policing in Latin America. You can find my article, “Giuliani in Rio,” at the Jacobin magazine website. An archived recording of today’s interview is available here. UPDATE (Jan. 23, 2016): Thanks to the Latino Media Collective…
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In the first days of the new year, the U.S. government has begun implementing a plan to deport hundreds of undocumented immigrant families back to Central America. And unsurprisingly, reports of apparent constitutional violations are already rolling in… Read this piece in its entirety at Alternet.
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Panama’s Supreme Court has denied a petition to suspend the immunity of a former president and current Central American Parliament (Parlacen) deputy, illustrating how powerful figures can use membership in political bodies as a judicial shield… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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As the Colombian government and the FARC guerilla group continue negotiations to end Latin America’s longest-running conflict, a coalition of civil society organizations is calling for the inclusion of Afro-Colombian and indigenous voices in the peace talks… Read this piece in its entirety at Foreign Policy in Focus.
Mike LaSusa 