Human Rights Abuses

MEXICO CITY

Troops May Join Mexico’s Fight Against Hunger

By Emilio Godoy
The Mexican government is considering using the armed forces, which face serious human rights accusations from their involvement in the war on drugs, to collect socioeconomic data from the low-income households that will benefit from the National Crusade Against Hunger.

Arrests, Intimidation and No New Zimbabwe

By Nyarai Mudimu
Heightened political tension between the major rivals in Zimbabwe’s coalition government and increased clampdowns on civil society have left questions about the country’s readiness for a true democracy just days after people voted to adopt a new constitution.
Chilean journalist and writer Mauricio Weibel. Credit: Fabíola Ortiz/IPS

Q&A: “Chile’s 21st Century Democracy Arose From the Dictatorship”

By Fabiola Ortiz
The legacy of Chile's 1973-1990 dictatorship, which left some 3,000 people dead and “disappeared”, remains alive in the country's society and political system, says journalist and writer Mauricio Weibel.