This report, from Guatemala's Historical Clarification Commission, completed 25 Februrary 1999, discusses the human rights violations of the internal armed conflict. However, as of 7 August 2009, Amnesty International reported that many of the recommendations of this document have not been heeded, and the marginalization of indigenous peoples has not been rectified.

This organization is involved in the discovery of bodies found in Guatemala with the express purpose of reconstructing recent history and uncovering human rights violations which occurred.

There are many relevant links at the Amnesty International website, but this one deals with recent threats of reprisals against those who seek to uncover the bodies and identities of the disappeared persons in Guatemala.

This source looks at how issues of violence and crime have effected the development of Latin American societies.

Though it is not focused on Latin America, this source examines how involvement in religion inhibits criminal activity.

This article looks at Evangelism in relation to politics in Venezuela.

This article looks at Evangelism in relation to politics in Venezuela.

This article provides a history of Evangelicalism in Venezuela and may help to illuminate the viewpoints surrounding its rise, as Smilde discusses in his first chapter.

This source is a network of Latino males who seek to change the way men (specifically Latino men) are viewed as dominated by volatile sexuality. They work to educate male children and provide them with stable, male mentors, and in doing so seek to improve the lives of families and communities .

This source is about the widespread sexual exploitation of underage girls in Paraguay, and the systemic exploitation of women is closely related to how we construct our views of masculinity.

This source shows recent patterns of AIDS infection in Mexico, as well as recent government policies to deal with the disease.

This website documents photographs and written accounts of how Argentine people were affected by the dictatorship which took many political prisoners, los desaparecidos. It offers a look into how people have dealt, and continue to deal, with such a tragedy arising from corrupt government action.

This is the website of a human rights group that, while specific to Argentina, reflects the nature of the political turbulence which many Latin American countries have endured, contextualizing the contemporary political situations. Their continued work provides insight into the role that women play in Latin American society and activism.

This source deals with a wide range of contemporary issues in Latin America including gender, education, technology and politics. As well as general articles on Latin America, many articles look at specific countries/areas of the Latin American world.