Two trains of thought divide public opinion in Colombia. 

The road to redistributing rural lands in Colombia may be more difficult than it appears on the surface. The problem in Colombia is not the land. The problem is developing the instruments to make the land more productive and profitable.

The President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, forcefully condemned the political sector rallying against the plebiscite for peace. “I laugh at those who collect signatures against peace,” Santos scoffed. 

As a member of the military it is one’s sworn duty to protect and serve his/her fellow countrymen.  So what happens when multiple members of the armed forces are convicted of murder? 

The ongoing peace discussions between the Colombian government and the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) are closer to forming an agreement on the terms of demobilization.

The Bolivian Interior Minister has announced that the government will declassify dictatorship-era files with the aim of bringing to lights acts committed during Plan Condor.

The Centro Nicaragüense de Derechos Humanos (Cenidh) recently published a report on the worsening human rights situation in the country.

The Open Society Justice Initiative released a report this week stating that there is a crisis of impunity in Mexico. In an interview with CNN, Eric Witte, the project director, presented evidence of various crimes against humanity of which the state is responsible.

Human Rights Watch has accused the Mexican Government of taking advantage of the current funding crisis at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to weaken the organization that questioned its conclusions about the Ayotzinapa disappearances. 

President Salvador Sánchez Cerén and his government are convinced that the only way to address the current violence in El Salvador is with an all-out attack on gangs.