Full Coverage: South America

29.07.2005 The recent crisis that forced the resignation of Bolivia's second president in less than two years stems from a much deeper problem that is plaguing the entire Latin American region: namely, what is best for the people and who decides?

26.07.2005 Could Telesur be Latin America's al-Jazeera? The continent-wide TV station launched Sunday, offering viewers a different perspective from the U.S.- and Europe-based corporate stations that currently dominate the airwaves. But, apparently afraid to lose the hearts and minds of another region, U.S. lawmakers have already reacted, authorizing $9 million for Washington to create its own competing station.

23.07.2005 MONTEVIDEO, Jul 22 (IPS) - Sunday will be the first day of broadcasting for a new Latin America-wide TV network aimed at competing with U.S. and European international news stations.

21.07.2005 A quarta edição da Análise de Mídia sobre Piores Formas de Trabalho Infantil, produzida pela ANDI e OIT, destaca as ações em torno de três das principais datas em que o combate à exploração da mão-de-obra de crianças e adolescentes mobiliza todo o País (Publicação DOC).

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20.07.2005 Despite nearly 10,000 slave laborers released in recent years, thousands in Brazil remain in forced labor, and within the last year anti-slavery efforts have weakened, with fewer inspections and fewer people released. Anti-Slavery International reports how Brazil can prioritize anti-slavery action and meet its goal to eliminate slave labor in the country by 2006.

19.07.2005 BUENOS AIRES, Jul 19 (IPS) - Eleven years after 85 people were killed in the explosion of a Jewish community centre in the Argentine capital, the victims' families point to the contrast between the lack of results in the investigation compared to the quick progress made in tracking down the culprits in terrorist attacks on the United States, Spain and Britain.

19.07.2005 Some 3 million Colombians are estimated to have been displaced by the country's long-running conflict--comparable to the numbers in the Democratic Republic of Congo or Sudan--yet little is heard about their plight, and still less is being done. It is unacceptable that the issue is not on international agendas, says Médecins Sans Frontières.

19.07.2005 A letter signed by members of the U.S. Congress calling attention to continued attacks against women, religious communities, and all Colombia's people will be sent to President Alvaro Uribe at the end of this week. Lutheran World Relief is asking you to urge your representative to sign on.

18.07.2005 In many ways, the answer is yes. Venezuela has become a regional spokesperson for opposition to Washington. It has attempted to unite progressive forces throughout the hemisphere in the construction of a regional alliance that would challenge the prevailing vision of U.S.-dominated inter-American “cooperation.”

18.07.2005 In a meeting with Colombian president Alvaro Uribe today, Amnesty International Secretary General Irene Khan said that ending impunity is the key for the protection of human rights in the country and urged the President not to ratify the Justice and Peace Law.

18.07.2005 O acordo do Ministério da Saúde com a Abbott, fabricante de um dos remédios que compõem o coquetel distribuídos para pacientes com AIDS, não agradou à Rede Brasileira pela Integração dos Povos. Em nota pública, a organização se disse frustrada com o acordo.

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15.07.2005 Barbara Kingsolver, author of The Poisonwood Bible and other works, traveled with Heifer International recently on a tour of Peru. Whether in the Andes or in the lowland's remote deserts, Kingsolver wanted to learn about Heifer's programs, but what she came away with is the pride and health of families all over Peru.

12.07.2005 Amazon Basin countries will work together for the first time to help the 10 million inhabitants conserve and better manage the Amazon waters, forest and wildlife.

11.07.2005 Environmentalists denounce threats to the Aguaragüe mountain region in Bolivia, the second leading South American country in natural gas reserves.

09.07.2005 A imprensa latino-americana alerta que, neste ano, o número de brasileiros capturados por tentar entrar nos Estados Unidos pela fronteira com o México aumentou. Há informações de que mais de 12 mil brasileiros fracassaram em sua tentativa apenas em 2005. O aumento da quantidade de brasileiros que tentam entrar ilegalmente nos Estados Unidos pela fronteira com o México pode ser explicado pela ação de quadrilhas de contrabandistas, que oferecem pacotes baratos. Somente em dois dias do mês de maio, 200 brasileiros foram detidos.

08.07.2005 Following this year's WTO decision that the U.S. cotton subsidy program violated international trade rules, the Bush administration has announced a proposal to eliminate all cotton export subsidies. Congress still must approve the proposal, but Oxfam hailed the move as a signal of the U.S.'s willingness to make trade fairer for poor countries.

07.07.2005 What do dot-ORG projects in Mali, Brazil, Macedonia and Uganda have in common beyond the fact that they all involve the provision of some form of information technology?

06.07.2005 Recruited by the Colombian government to teach the ABCs of business to former paramilitary group members, ACCION International's staff had apprehensions about working closely with such an unpredictable group. As it turns out, the students had fears of their own--which, as the classes continued, grew into self-confidence and an awareness of their abilities.