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Mark Anderson

Ministries Related to Church of the World - 0 views

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"Armies: Organization distribution military situation" "Christianity" "Intellectual life Including communication recreation philosophy religion knowledge et" "Political organization. Political anthropology"

shared by Mark Anderson on 19 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Mark Anderson on 19 Nov 09
     
    This is a link to former Guatemalan president, Efrain Rios Montt Christian faith organization. He is an official minister of this California based Evangelical church. Montt is former dictator of Guatemala and regarded as one of the country's most brutal leaders, ever. Perhaps his faith shows his humane side or maybe the man is just ashamed of his past and covers it up by being active in the church he found.
Atsuyoshi Ishizumi

Honduran Crisis Outfoxes US Attempts at Negotiation - 0 views

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Honduras political organization coups detat politics power (social sciences)

shared by Atsuyoshi Ishizumi on 18 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Atsuyoshi Ishizumi on 18 Nov 09
     
    Like the previous bookmark I added, this is another article on the Honduran Crisis. This one discusses the U.S. government's approach to the issue. According to this article, the current US position is to accept the June 28 coup, in an attempt to eliminate Zelaya, elect a new conservative government, and regain legitimacy in international organizations.
Libba Farrar

Obama, Calderón: Assault-gun ban could curb border violence - CNN.com - 0 views

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Substance Abuse Men Crime Gangs Cultural Change

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  • Libba Farrar on 05 Oct 09
     
    In the first one hundred days of Barack Obama's presidency the issue between the US-Mexico border was being addressed. The discussions between President Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderón ranged on issues from global climate change and immigration reform. However, the issue that is most pressing is the use of assault weapons in correlation to the increase in organized crime. President Calderón has been trying to manage illegal immigration into the United States through attempts to increase employment rates in Mexico. To add to this initiative to crack down on the immigration issues between Mexico and the United States there has been an agreement between the United States, Mexico, and other Latin American countries which is a $1.4 million Merida joint security plan where the usage of United States equipment, technology and expertise are used toward combating drug trade. With the ban lifted in 2004 by the United States of assault weapons the organized crime has increased significantly; therefore, the drug trade has been gaining sufficient hold in towns.
liz solomon

Drug Trade, Violent Gangs Pose Grave Danger - Committee to Protect Journalists - 1 views

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Men Violence Gangs Crime Urban

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  • liz solomon on 05 Oct 09
     
    Criminal Organizations in Brazil, Mexico, Columbia, El Salvador, and Guatemala have increased their power over the last decade, weakening political stability and democracy of Latin America. Surprisingly, the journalists who cover the crimes are their targets. the number of killings, attacks, and disappearances have increased causing the government to become unable to assure safety from the paramilitary gangsters in Brazil, guerillas in Colombia, and street gangs in El Salvador and Guatemala. As revenge, journalists are taking on self-censorship. Although the crime rate has decreased, the fight against crime requires domestic and international support. Better legal structure and diminishing criminal groups will help create independent media outlets.
Atsuyoshi Ishizumi

The Associated Press: Honduran Congress will rule on Zelaya after vote - 0 views

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Honduras political organization coups detat politics power (social sciences)

shared by Atsuyoshi Ishizumi on 17 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Atsuyoshi Ishizumi on 17 Nov 09
     
    This is a very recent news about ousted president of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya. Honduran lawmakers will not decide whether to restore Zelaya until after upcoming presidential elections, which is on Nov. 29th, the congressional leader said Tuesday, a decision that could undermine international support for the vote. Some say the result of this upcoming election should not be accepted officially because it is held under the interim government.
Shannon Coco

Take Action: Just Associates (JASS): Feminist Action in Guatemala: All Women United Aga... - 0 views

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feminism women's rights guatemala politics government corruption

shared by Shannon Coco on 17 Nov 09 - Cached
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      Shannon Coco on 17 Nov 09
       
      The organized crime and narco-trafficking of the government has brought a continued decline in the wellbeing of the people of Guatemala. They are unjustly targeted and their human rights are violated as the government continues to destroy their own people.
Courtney Connors

Foreign Policy: Gays in Latin America: Is the Closet Half Empty? - 0 views

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Homosexuality Gay Rights Human Rights Political Movements Legislation

shared by Courtney Connors on 16 Sep 09 - No Cached
  • The region is becoming gayer. It's not that there are more gays and lesbians living in Latin America (we would never know)
  • he region is becoming more gay-friendly
  • Latin America was the land of the closet and the home of the macho
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  • In 1998, Ecuador's new constitution introduced protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation. In 1999, Chile decriminalized same-sex intercourse. Rio de Janeiro's state legislature banned sexual-orientation discrimination in public and private establishments in 2000. In 2002, Buenos Aires guaranteed all couples, regardless of gender, the right to register civil unions. The policy changes just kept coming. In 2003, Mexico passed a federal antidiscrimination law that included sexual orientation. A year later, the government of Brazil initiated "Brasil sem homofobia" (Brazil without homophobia), a program with nongovernmental organizations to change social attitudes toward sexuality. In 2006, Mexico City approved the Societal Cohabitation Law, granting same-sex couples marital rights identical to those for common-law relationships between a man and a woman. Uruguay passed a 2007 law granting access to health benefits, inheritance, parenting, and pension rights to all couples who have cohabited for at least five years. In 2008, Nicaragua reformed its penal code to decriminalize same-sex relations. Even Cuba's authoritarian new president, Raúl Castro, has allowed free sex-change operations for qualifying citizen
  • regime change
  • homophobia
  • A recent survey in Brazil, the country with the largest gay-pride parades in the world, showed that 58 percent of respondents still agree with the statement, "Homosexuality is a sin against the laws of God," and 41 percent with "Homosexuality is an illness that should be treated."
  • Courtney Connors on 16 Sep 09
     
    This article proposes the idea that an increasing number of Latin American countries have become more acceptive of gay and lesbian ideals. Due to regime changes, the once "closeted macho" countries now welcome such legislation as protections against sexual discrimination; the decriminalization of same-sex intercourse; grants to health benefits, parenting, and so on in countries like Ecuador, Mexico, Brazil, Uruguay, and NIcaragua.
janegelb

BBC NEWS | Finding Guatemala's missing - 1 views

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Guatemala disappearances military planning political organization secrecy

shared by janegelb on 17 Nov 09 - Cached
  • janegelb on 17 Nov 09
     
    Thousands of disappearances have occurred in Guatemala during the conflict. This article focuses on a woman who lost four family members in only a week, and has no idea where they are. This story is common among the Guatemalan peoples. An archive of documents has been found in an abandoned police building in Guatemala City. There are millions of documents, and once they are sorted through, might provide some sort of answers. Many people have not heard the whereabouts of their family members in over thirty years.
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