Aug 28, 2012
Adam talks to Gimena Sánchez-Garzoli, WOLA's senior associate for
the Andes, about her recent visit to the Urabá and Atrato regions
of Colombia. Topics covered include labor rights, land-rights
leaders under threat, and prospects for peace talks.
Aug 19, 2012
Mexico's Supreme Court ruled that an alleged military human rights
abuse should be tried in civilian courts. Alejandro Anaya of CIDE
talks about the challenges ahead, and how international actors help
advance Mexican human rights defenders' work.
Aug 13, 2012
August 7 was the midpoint in the four-year term of Colombian
President Juan Manuel Santos, whose poll numbers are dropping amid
perceptions of backsliding on security. Adam discusses this with
Claudia López of Bogotá's Corporación Nuevo Arco Iris.
Aug 10, 2012
Adam looks at Brazil's "Operation Agata" border-security exercise,
the capture and release of trafficker "Chepe Luna" in Honduras, and
the capture of "Sebastián," the most prominent trafficker in
Medellín, Colombia.
Aug 8, 2012
25 years ago August 7, Central America's presidents signed an
agreement that brought an eventual end to the country's civil wars.
Adam talks to William Goodfellow, director of the Center for
International Policy, who accompanied the Esquipulas
process.