Memory in Latin America

...the news headlines include a number of stories that reflect the persistence of a past that is everlasting and does not wish to pass... (Jelin, State Repression and the Struggles for Memory, 2003)

Tuesday, 30 June 2009

News Round-Up

Colombia
MPs Attack Colombia Military Aid (BBC)

El Salvador
Activist Disappears (Tim's El Salvador Blog)

Honduras
Analysts Call Coup a "Return to the Past" (IPS)

Honduras: Back to the Bad Old Days? (Guardian)

Peru
Piden se reabra caso El Fronton (CNDDHH)

Uruguay
Condemned to Repeat it? (Memory in Montevideo)
Posted by Lillie Langtry at 22:54
Labels: anniversaries, Colombia, disappeared, El Salvador, Honduras, Peru, respect for democracy, Uruguay

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