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Tag Archives: Latin America
Abortion Laws in El Salvador
Salvadoran abortion laws are what pro-choice advocates in the United States would call extreme. The abortion laws of El Salvador, which reflect many of the laws and general practices in Central America, deny abortion to women — no matter what the … Continue reading
Posted in Latin America
Tagged Abortion, Catholic, Central America, El Salvador, Latin America, Pro-choice, Pro-life
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Prosecution in Progress for Former Guatemalan President Efraín Ríos Montt
Prosecution in Progress for Former Guatemalan President Efraín Ríos Montt On January 26, 2012, the Center for Human Rights Legal Action (Centro Para la Acción Legal en Derechos Humanos or CALDH) filed suit against Efraín Ríos Montt, former president of … Continue reading
PDVSA and Venezuela’s Economic Regime
Venezuela’s presidential and regional elections gave President Hugo Chavez and his Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV) victory. Although everyone is fascinated by the political situation in the country and what could happen given the President’s fragile health, a crucial … Continue reading
Posted in Venezuela
Tagged Hugo Chavez, ISI, Latin America, PDVSA, Political Economy, PSUV
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South America Integration: Practical Initiative
The social and economic integration of South America has been marked by the inception of different trade blocs. Among them, the Comunidad Andina (ANCOM), created in 1969, seeks to establish a common market between Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Another … Continue reading
Posted in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela
Tagged Latin America, Latin America Integration, MILA, stoke market
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President Chavez Returns to Cuba as Venezuela Prepares for Fresh Elections
Having won October’s presidential election, Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez has returned to Cuba for additional cancer treatments. In a letter to the National Assembly on Tuesday November 27th, the President stated that the trip was ordered by his doctor to … Continue reading