Full Coverage: Central America

30.08.2006 In a preliminary ruling Monday, Mexico's electoral court rejected Andrés López Obrador's claims that presidential elections were marred by widespread fraud. The ruling left little doubt that Felipe Calderón would be confirmed as the winner on the court's September 6th deadline.

29.08.2006 El candidato izquierdista a la presidencia, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, llamó hoy a sus seguidores a 'un gran debate nacional' para decidir, el próximo 16 de septiembre, si encabeza un gobierno en la resistencia.

29.08.2006 Uma nova onda de agressões afetou profissionais da imprensa em Oaxaca.

29.08.2006 Paramilitaries and police in Oaxaca have begun a violent campaign to shut down all media operations that are in opposition to governor Ulises Ruiz Ortiz. The closures are a move to silence the people's movement that has taken over the state, observers say.

28.08.2006 SAN JOSE, Aug 28 (IPS) - Weary of the snail's pace ratification process of the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), which continues to dominate Costa Rica's political and social agenda, some companies are weighing the idea of moving to other Central American countries should Congress reject the treaty.

17.08.2006 Throughout the past week gunmen of have opened fire on members of the People’s Assembly of Oaxaca (APPO for its initials in Spanish) killing four and wounding at least 10.

17.08.2006 More than 8,000 Mexicans have organized sit-ins for the 17th straight day in the nation's capital, vowing to stay until left-wing candidate Andrés Lopez Obrador is declared president. While a partial recount has narrowed his lead, Felipe Calderon still holds a razor slim edge in the current tally.

09.08.2006 El Centro Nicaragüense de Derechos Humanos CENIDH, por medio del Director Ejecutivo, el Doctor Bayardo Izabá Soliz, interpuso el 03 de agosto ante la Fiscalía General de la República, una denuncia formal contra el Director de la Policía Nacional, el Primer Comisionado Edwin Cordero Ardila.

08.08.2006 Global Exchange will monitor this week's partial presidential recount in Mexico, but continues to call for the remaining ballots to be recounted as well.

07.08.2006 The present post-electoral conflict not only hinges on legal issues of how the elections were run. It brings to the fore deep concerns about transparency, social justice, and the future course of a nation at a critical juncture in its fledgling transition to democracy.

02.08.2006 To inform locals of the social and environmental costs of mining, as well as their rights to oppose it, a "Central American Week of Action Against Mining" was organized recently.

01.08.2006 O anuário O Mundo Indígena 2006 assinala que o México, este ano, foi marcado pela articulação das lutas indígenas com os demais setores da população mexicana através da luta pela defesa dos recursos naturais e, mais amplamente, com o lançamento da Sexta Declaração da Selva Lacandona.

01.08.2006 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 1 (OneWorld) - Supporters of left-leaning Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador have set up camps across Mexico City, demanding a recount of the country's disputed presidential election.