By Carol A. Erickson American Libraries Report on Guatemala and Honduras libraries The homicide rate in Honduras is among the highest in the world. Decades of corruption have gnawed through government and police forces from top to bottom. Trafficking of cocaine and drugs — destined north to Mexico and the United States — is rampant, [...]
Dramatic Reduction in Homicides in El Salvador—David Munguía Payés Answers Critics
By Frederick B. Mills Council on Hemispheric Affairs On March 15, 2013, the Salvadoran Minister of Justice and Public Security, David Munguía Payés, held a conversatorio (conversation) with a group of Salvadoran community leaders at the Salvadoran embassy in Washington, D.C. The main topic was the encouraging reduction of gang related homicides in El Salvador [...]
She may not win her country’s presidential elections, but Rigoberta Menchú still considers herself a winner
By Anna-Claire Bevan LatinaLista When a former coffee-picker stepped forward to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992, a light was momentarily cast upon the plight of indigenous people throughout the world. Guatemalan-born Rigoberta Menchú Tum, who was living in self-imposed exile at the time, was awarded the prestigious accolade in recognition of her work: [...]
Panama scores goals against youth violence
By María Gabriela Córdova InfoSur Hoy About 150,000 children from throughout Panama have taken part in the Neighborhood World Cup soccer tournament since 2001. PANAMA CITY, Panama – Héctor Brands is using an unorthodox method to fight violence: soccer. Brands, the founder and director of the NGO Movimiento Nueva Generación (Movement for New Generation), has [...]
Guatemalan solar company defines new generation of utility companies striving to help those without
By Anna-Claire Bevan LatinaLista For the past three weeks Juan Rodriguez has been living in complete darkness. Not because he can’t afford to pay his electricity bill, but because this CEO is refusing to turn his lights back on until he has raised $50,000 for hundreds of thousands of Guatemalans who do not have access [...]
Social Impact Theater Enables Mexican Women to Confront Gender-Based Violence
By Mayela Sanchez Global Press Institute This week, a play debuted in Mexico City that enables victims of gender-based violence to face their fears and insecurities while informing the audience about the diverse forms that violence can take in society. Three out of five women have suffered some form of violence in Mexico. The play [...]
