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By jennyaJanuary 18, 2012Nicaragua LibreNews Flashes

Livingston photographer chronicles aftermath of Nicaraguan conflict

RACHEL HERGETT, Chronicle Staff Writer | Posted: Saturday, January 7, 2012 At first glance, Paul Dix’s book of photographs may seem like another coffee table book chronicling the people of a Latin American country.The cover shows a 1986 photograph of Esteban Mejía Peña with his great granddaughters in La Esperanza, Nicaragua, taken when Livingston resident Paul Dix worked in the country as a photographer for Witness for Peace from 1985 to 1990.

By jennyaJanuary 11, 2012Nicaragua LibreNews Flashes

Fr. Miquel D'Escoto calls on Obama to turn from violence and follow in the steps of Dr. Martin Luther King

Managua 1/5/2012 – In a public letter, the ex-president of the United Nations General Assembly (2008-2009) and ex-Foreign Minister of Nicaragua (1979-1990), Miguel D’Escoto, called on President Barack Obama, to stop the terrorist, criminal and genocidal actions of the United States.

By jennyaJanuary 11, 2012Honduras Accompaniment ProjectHuman Rights, News Flashes

Dear Colleague: LA Times Op-Ed: Protect Human Rights in Honduras

1/10/2010 – Rep. Sam Farr and Rep. George Miller sent the following Dear Colleague regarding human rights concerns in Honduras and allocation of U.S. aid:

By jennyaJanuary 6, 2012Honduras Accompaniment ProjectHuman Rights

Honduras: “Libertarians’” Model Cities and the Resurrection of William Walker (OFRANEH)

Written by OFRANEH (Organizacion Fraternal Negra Hondureña) and posted here on January 4, 2012. Translated to English by the Witness For Peace Nicaragua Team and posted here on January 6, 2012.

By jennyaJanuary 6, 2012Honduras Accompaniment ProjectHuman Rights

Honduras: “Libertarians’” Model Cities and the Resurrection of William Walker (OFRANEH)

Written by OFRANEH (Organizacion Fraternal Negra Hondureña) and posted here on January 4, 2012. Translated to English by the Witness For Peace Nicaragua Team and posted here on January 6, 2012.

By jennyaJanuary 6, 2012Honduras Accompaniment ProjectHuman Rights

URGENT ACTION: Honduran State Is Failing to Guarantee the Security of its Citizens (COFADEH)

Comité de Familiares de Detenidos Desaparecidos en Honduras

COFADEH

By jennyaJanuary 2, 2012Honduras Accompaniment ProjectHuman Rights

Congress Places Conditions on Military and Police Aid to Honduras

Alex Main/CEPR – Dec. 28, 2011. In response to widespread concern in both the House and Senate over human rights abuses involving the Honduran police and military, the United States Congress has placed new conditions on a portion of U.S. police and military aid to Honduras.

By jennyaDecember 19, 2011Trauma Healing

Balance of the 17 Climate Change Conference (HSA)

http://pablosolon.wordpress.com/(Spanish below) The Climate Change Conference ended two days later than expected, adopting a set of decisions that were known only a few hours before their adoption. Some decisions were even not complete at the moment of their consideration. Paragraphs were missing and some delegations didn’t even have copies of these drafts.

By jennyaDecember 19, 2011Trauma Healing

Costa Rica builds road along Rio San Juan causing massive environmental damage

John Perry /15th December 2011– Costa Rica is renowned for its excellent environmental record, but with the construction of a 150km road beside the San Juan river it appears to be going against that reputation by causing enormous damage to the environment. See entire story –http://www.opendemocracy.net/print/63229

*John Perry lives in Nicaragua and writes about Central America.

By jennyaDecember 9, 2011Honduras Accompaniment Project, Trauma HealingHuman Rights

Congressman Berman asks if US is "feeding the monster" in Honduras

Congressman Howard Berman released a strongly worded letter to Hillary Clinton, in which he expresses his concern about the human rights situation in Honduras. The letter goes into great detail regarding the involvement of Honduran security forces in killings, torture and other crimes and states that it is necessary "to evaluate immediately United States assistance to ensure that we are not, in fact, feeding the beast." Please see the attached letter.

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