Why the Merida Initiative Isn’t Working…and What We Can Do to Change it
by Stephanie Brewer, Centro de Derechos Humanos Miguel Agustin Pro Juarez (CentroProdh) Recently, President Barack Obama announced his...
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Mar 7, 20105 min read
“Don’t Close Your Eyes”: Honduran Journalist César Silva Speaks Out
by Galen Cohee Baynes, Nicaragua International Team César Omar Silva Rosales – a journalist, filmmaker and member of the Honduran...
Mar 6, 20103 min read
U.S. Military Bases and Colombia’s Displacement Crisis
by Jess Hunter-Bowman, WFP Associate Director Snow and ice crunched under Marino Cordoba’s feet as he walked home last week. He pulled...
Feb 23, 20104 min read
Fleeing the Guns of Big Business
by the Colombia International Team Daira recalls her beloved village El Por Venir as a tight-knit community where people once moved...
Feb 12, 20103 min read
Courageous and Organized People
by Gail Phares, WFP Southeast Regional Organizer On January 22nd, I returned from a ten-day visit to Colombia. Our Witness for Peace...
Feb 9, 20101 min read
Memory as Resistance: Part 3
by Colette Cosner, WFP Northwest Regional Organizer Last week Obama announced the 2011 aid request for Latin America, with a proposal for...
Feb 8, 20102 min read
Memory as Resistance: Part 2
by Colette Cosner, WFP Northwest Regional Organizer I remember watching one night as human rights defenders from NOMADESC – an...
Feb 5, 20102 min read
Memory as Resistance in Colombia: Part 1
by Colette Cosner I was in Colombia when the earthquake hit Haiti. I was also in Colombia when the news coverage of the tragic event...
Feb 2, 20103 min read
Tempered Excitement over Obama’s Budget Request
by Jess Hunter-Bowman, WFP Associate Director Unless you live on the moon (or aren’t a political junkie like me), you probably heard that...
Jan 28, 20104 min read
Whitewashing the Coup
by Galen Cohee Baynes, Nicaragua International Team Porfirio “Pepe” Lobo, winner of Honduras’ controversial November 29, 2009...
Nov 28, 20093 min read
Tragedy and “Tranquility” Reveal Dual Realities in Honduras
by Galen Cohee Baynes, Nicaragua International Team On the eve of Honduras’ “elections,” Angel Sagrado lays in critical condition in a...
Nov 27, 20093 min read
Will Election Observers Understand the Context of the “Elections”?
by Galen Cohee Baynes, Nicaragua International Team “The three emotions you will see most prevalently this weekend are fear, uncertainty...
Nov 9, 20092 min read
U.S. Hands Victory to the Coup Regime in Honduras
by Galen Cohee Baynes, Nicaragua International Team Last Friday Manuel Zelaya declared from his refuge in the Brazilian Embassy in...
Oct 27, 20093 min read
Colombia: Mass Graves and Military Aid
by Jess Hunter-Bowman, WFP Associate Director Sooner or later the truth has a way of showing its face. Recently, an important sliver of...
Oct 5, 20093 min read
Honduran Economy and the Coup
by the Witness for Peace Staff in Honduras In San Pedro Sula we met with several union leaders to discuss the impact the coup has had in...
Oct 1, 20093 min read
Restore Civil Liberties, Protect Human Rights
Witness for Peace joined human rights organizations and faith groups to sign the statement below. Honduras: Restore Civil Liberties,...
Oct 1, 20093 min read
Fear and Intimidation of Women
by Rachel Anderson Micheletti’s decree last weekend stripping Hondurans of their constitutional rights is rapidly shrinking the massive...
Sep 30, 20093 min read
Police Detentions in Honduras
by the Witness for Peace Staff in Tegucigalpa Agustina Flores Lopez, a 54-year-old teacher and mother, was arrested in the early morning...
Sep 29, 20093 min read
A Struggle for Rights and Livelihood
This morning protestors gathered again at the Universidad Pedgogica to demand the return of democratically-elected President Manuel...
Sep 28, 20094 min read
The Waiting
by Rachel Anderson Today, the first day after de facto leader Micheletti announced a suspension of constitutional rights, was a day...
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