This is an article discussing the resent return of remains of a young woman who disappeared during Argentina's "Dirty War." Years after the end of the war this is an example of the ways in which the victims and the communities are dealing with the violence and terror that had become characteristic to their lifestyles. Thanks to a non-profit organization working to find and return loved ones to families affected by the violence people of this region and others around the war are beginning to be able to mourn the loss of their family members and acknowledge the violence that they were subjected to under their corrupt government.

This article discusses the recent change in support of the Obama administration in terms of the current governmental situation in Honduras. It has been four months since the president of Honduras was ousted. Formerly an agreement was reached between the former and current leaders to form a government to control the country until an election to reinstate the former president could be planned, however the congress has planned an election for office before this time and going against what had originally been agreed on the United States has broken many allies and agreed to recognize the leader of this election

This article discusses the civil unrest in the country of Venezuela between Governor César Pérez and President Chávez. The governor claims that the government is not doing anything to prevent the rebels from Colombia from crossing the border and only wished to keep out those supporting right-wing agendas. Not only has the President allowed leftist groups to cross the border unchecked but he has limited the access to weapons of local police to keep them from taking action against the guerillas. The constant dispute between the government, local government, and the leftist Colombian rebels has caused violence in the region along the border including deaths.

This is a radio show discussing the violence against women as a result of the machismo culture. It also discusses a group of men from Nicaragua that are participating in a program to "unlearn" the aspects of being macho.

This article discusses the struggle to change women's roles in Latin American countries. The main portion of discussion addressing equality for women exist in a mainly academic atmosphere and there is a need to spread to a media more targeted in toward the general population. As long as the stereotypes of men and women remained unaddressed violence toward women and their expectations as only domestic beings will endure.

This article discusses the recent visit to Venezuela from the leader of Libya Moammar Gadhafi to meet with President Chavez. While there the two signed a declaration claiming no one will be punished for fighting for their freedom with "self-determination" as terrorists. The hope is that the document will limit influence of Western Nations such as the United States and Britain from interfering in global affairs.

This article gives an overview of the origins of the AIDS pandemic in Latin America. It also discusses the need to monitor the male prostitution ring based on fact that their bisexual male partners often spread the disease to their heterosexual female partners. There is also a number of cases related to the use of infected needles and unsterile drug intake.

This is an article discussing the lack of protection for women against acts of domestic violence in Latin America. The article addresses the difficulty for women to report these crimes due to lack of rights and enforcement of the laws.

This site is an informative website promoting HIV/AIDS awareness. This article in particular focuses on the increasing number of people living with AIDS in Latin America. Not only does it account for the growing number of cases, but it also discusses the common causes of the disease transferal such as men who have sex with other men, the low percentage of people using condoms and the industry of sex workers.

This article discusses the current issues that Central America is facing in regard to the current disarray of the regional institution used to integrate the countries of the continent since the military removal of the president of Honduras in June and the resent request to leave the PARLACEN group by Panama.

This is an article focusing on the resent increase of protests being held in both Venezuela and Colombia in protest of President Chavez. President Chavez has frozen relations with Colombia on the terms that he feels they are granting the United States military forces too much access to military bases.

This article focuses on the history of the civil war in El Salvador from 1980-1992. Starting with discussing the increase of violence in the Nation following the death of the Archbishop to the reason for involvement by the United States and the negative effects that had on the country. From there it describes the involvement of the United Nations and leads up to the end of the dispute bringing us to the stage of reconstruction that El Salvador is currently in.