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I should be reachable from mid-afternoon to end of day. (How to contact me)
between this morning and mid-afternoon, I’m “meeting” a Mexico-based reporter then some human rights defenders in Colombia, giving a presentation to a virtual gathering of Colombian campesino leaders, and then have two coalition meetings with border / migrant rights groups. After that, I expect to be catching up on email and writing a weekly border update.
De acuerdo con los datos que han sistematizado en la Plataforma GRITA —de esta organización—; son 70 casos de violencia policial dentro de los que se encuentran cinco (5) asesinatos a manos de uniformados de la Policía Nacional
Su bancada tendrá las dos principales correlaciones (mayoría de 43 y de 56 votos) para ejercer el control del Legislativo y decidir lo que quiera: desde fiscal general hasta incrementar impuestos
The stakes are so high because the next court will likely decide the fate of politicians accused of corruption like former President Otto Pérez Molina, military officers convicted of crimes against humanity and the potential candidacy of Zury Ríos, daughter of ex-dictator Efraín Ríos Montt
“We do not believe Title 42 should be used against anyone, and right now there are families from countries such as Haiti in which it will have a particularly brutal effect”
Castillo, a former Honduran military intelligence officer who trained at the prestigious West Point military academy in New York, is the only person so far charged with masterminding the crime
David Castillo, 88 pruebas, empresario hondureño, ex oficial militar, fue detenido en 2018. El tribunal desdeñó la demanda para que su asesinato sea juzgado con perspectiva de género
La Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional (SEDENA) adquirirá cartuchos calibre 5.56 x 45 milímetros y 9 x 19 milímetros para dotar al Cuerpo de Policía Militar (PM) de este material y a su vez reforzar a la Guardia Nacional
Elizabeth Lara Rodríguez, directora de la Quinta Visitaduría de la Comisión Nacional de los Derechos Humanos (CNDH), que es la oficina encargada de velar y proteger los derechos de las personas migrantes, renunció este martes
A $4 billion commitment from U.S. President Joe Biden to promote development in Central America will include help for southern Mexico, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said
Ciudad Juárez, meanwhile, has only allocated about 7,000 vaccines for frontline health care workers
Alrededor de 500 firmantes denunciaron en una carta la “represión sistemática” al ejercicio del periodismo en el país
Tamariz says his nonprofit and other non-governmental organizations are extremely concerned about what will happen to those who are left after the camp is dissolved, and he says there must be some type of pathway to the United States for them
Numerous residential and commercial buildings were abandoned, only to be claimed by government forces and colectivos
The letter was led by Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.), and joined by 10 other Florida Republicans and Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.)
It was not clear from the testimony if Venezuelan intelligence services violated either of those laws. The Department of Justice declined to comment on whether the monitoring would trigger any action
Secretary Blinken stressed the importance of a return to democracy in Venezuela through free and fair elections
I’m around in the morning, but it’s all I’ve got to do a lot of work. (How to contact me)
I’ve got an internal meeting about the border and 2 coalition meetings on Colombia, one with colleagues in Colombia and one with colleagues in the United States. This is one of the lighter days on my calendar this week, and I need to take advantage of the few free hours I have this morning to get any work done at all. That said, I should be reachable this morning, and perhaps at the very end of the day.
Volume I covers drug and chemical control activities. Volume II covers money laundering and financial crimes
“We hope to be in a position to give them the election, and if, in fact, they seek to reunite here in the United States, we will explore lawful pathways for them to remain in the United States and to address the family needs”
El oficialismo dice que respetó la meritocracia interna. Niega que sea un castigo por lo ocurrido en 2019. El malestar dentro de la entidad castrense está en las promociones 1988 y 1989
While much of the world is using restrictions and vaccines to try to tame the coronavirus, Brazil’s outbreak is worse than it has ever been
En la espera, algunos volvieron a cultivarlas, pero otros se resisten: saben que la coca viene acompañada de violencia en su territorio
Biden has an opportunity to depart from the U.S. legacy in Colombia of grossly financing militarization and aggressive counternarcotics efforts, which have demonstrably failed
En un bombardeo de las Fuerzas Militares, con apoyo de la Fiscalía, murieron 10 integrantes de la disidencia Gentil Duarte de las Farc y otros tres fueron capturados, en el municipio de Calamar, Guaviare
Según esa jurisdicción, el esclarecimiento de los homicidios es del 11% y no se ha avanzado en el desmantelamiento de las organizaciones criminales
“We urge you to restore peace and protection of human rights as the principal goals of U.S. policy in Colombia,” the letter states
Estados Unidos acaba de certificar el desempeño de Colombia en la lucha contra las drogas durante el año 2020, catalogando los esfuerzos adelantados como “sorprendentes”, dados los retos y las restricciones que presentó la pandemia
El embajador en Washington, Francisco Santos, y el ministro del Interior, Daniel Palacios, se reunirán virtualmente esta semana con los comités de relaciones exteriores y con el comité de apropiaciones del Senado
Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua offer a cautionary tale for El Salvador of what can happen when checks and balances unravel
“The people have given him a kind of blank check to kind of rebuild El Salvador in the way that he sees fit”
Con estas cifras, Bukele no necesitará ni siquiera a otros partidos pequeños, ya que rozaría los 56 escaños y, por tanto, la mayoría absoluta en la Cámara
En los casi dos años que lleva Bukele al frente del Ejecutivo hay una serie de logros que desde la oposición se han negado o, en el mejor de los casos, ignorado
Since the first coca plantation was found in the Lempira department in 2017 (with 10,000 bushes), Honduran security forces have increased their operations to locate and secure coca crops and narcolabs
Más allá de la ley propuesta por un grupo de senadores que buscan sanciones contra el presidente Juan Orlando Hernández, hay señales de un giro radical de la política estadounidense hacia Honduras
This is only the second time that a coca plantation has been discovered in Mexico, but could be the beginning of a worrisome trend if local traffickers are finally able to find a way to grow the plant to a sufficient scale
En 2018 parecía que los mejores días del Cártel de Sinaloa habían llegado a su fin. Sin embargo, en los últimos meses hemos visto cómo dicha organización aprovecha la coyuntura para recuperar posiciones
I can now say that it’s wonderful for Mexico to be close to God and not so far from the United States
They agreed to collaborate on a joint effort to address the root causes of regional migration, to improve migration management, and to develop legal pathways for migration
Biden administration officials have said the recent change in Mexican law that prohibits the detention of small children in the state of Tamaulipas has forced border agents to release dozens of families per day into border communities in the United States
El Ejército nicaragüense goza de privilegios como ser prioridad en la asignación presupuestaria, sus compras se rigen con secretismo de Estado y los altos mandos cuando pasan a retiro copan lugares claves en ministerios públicos o en empresas privadas
La justicia peruana inició el lunes un nuevo proceso contra el expresidente Alberto Fujimori por su presunta autoría mediata en el delito de lesiones seguidas de muerte de cinco mujeres y lesiones graves de otras 1.301 que fueron esterilizadas contra su voluntad
A spokesperson for the city of Brownsville said from Wednesday to Sunday, more than 270 asylum seekers were allowed into the city
When faced with skepticism about its more welcoming approach, given the difficulties faced by previous administrations along the Mexico border, Biden officials have depicted their efforts as an attempt to make amends for Trump policies
The Border Patrol had more than 1,300 children in custody waiting for placement by HHS on Tuesday, roughly a 300 person increase from the day before
Esta es de una de las advertencias que hace Control Ciudadano, ONG que da cuenta de la incorporación, a la organización de la FAN, de los comités políticos –patriótico ideológico, de orden interno y militar de las comunas
Venezuelan law states that pretrial detention cannot last more than two years, Penal Forum’s directors Alfredo Romero and Gonzalo Himiob told reporters, noting that 49 of the 323 individuals they consider political prisoners have been detained for longer
I’ll be hard to contact today, though easier in afternoon than morning. (How to contact me)
My calendar is packed tight until mid-afternoon: guest-teaching a Foreign Service Institute class, a couple of interviews with Colombian media, a meeting with Colombian colleagues, an imminently due info request from congressional staff, and a rare academic event about civil-military relations in Latin America that I’d like to watch. I will be difficult to contact today.
Lo dicho claramente desaconseja un despliegue militar. Sería un tremendo favor comunicacional a estas bandas, que lo explotarían para victimizarse nacional e internacionalmente y humillar a nuestras Fuerzas Armadas
Por ocho días, campesinos de Hacarí sostuvieron un asentamiento humanitario para exigir la reubicación de una base del Ejército
La matazón es apenas la punta del iceberg de este patrón criminal. Los soldados no hubieran matado sin la exigencia de sus superiores
The main targets of the attacks by the government and Uribistas are the reforms in the rural sector, voluntary coca crop eradication, and the implementation of transitional justice
Los procesos contra dos funcionarios del gobierno Uribe por las “chuzadas” del DAS podrían no quedar en nada
Expertos de la Policía Antinarcóticos señalaron a EL TIEMPO que los principales compradores de la coca que se produce en Colombia son los carteles mexicanos
Top-line public messaging regarding the U.S.-Colombia partnership should be careful not to overshadow acknowledgment that major obstacles remain to peace accord implementation, military reform, and protection of human rights defenders
El ministro de la Defensa, Vladimir Padrino López, acusó a la “oligarquía colombiana” de emprender actos de guerra contra Venezuela y reveló que cerca de 600 oficiales han sido contactados por desertores
The Dominican Republic, which has a population of about 11 million, has already constructed some stretches of fencing along the border
His growing control could pose a challenge to President Biden’s policy of strengthening democracy in Central America
Critics worry that if he gains unfettered control over the country after Sunday’s election, he’ll show even less restraint
Bukele no necesitaría ni de Gana para decidir lo que quiera. Es una victoria sin precedentes en la vida democrática del país
Después de décadas de sangrienta violencia de las pandillas, las tasas de homicidios se han desplomado en El Salvador durante el Gobierno de Nayib Bukele
Aunque no hay una fecha para la repatriación de los cuerpos, según los diputados, podría hacerse en la segunda semana de marzo, a la espera de que la Fiscalía termine de procesar los restos
Según Radio Cadena Voces, que cita a una alta fuente militar de entero crédito, un grupo de oficiales mostró su disconformidad ante sus superiores por el apoyo irrestricto al gobernante, cuya renuncia exigen diversos sectores del país
El anuncio se produjo después de que trascendiera el descontento de una veintena de oficiales de la institución castrense por el apoyo de la cúpula militar al gobernante Juan Hernández, pese al reciente proyecto de ley de senadores de Estados Unidos
Some 80,000 Mexicans have disappeared in the last 15 years and never been found. Many are now thought to be in government custody — among the thousands of corpses that pass through morgues
Las diferencias que ahora tienen las instancias de inteligencia de Estados Unidos y México provocaron que se suspendiera una reunión de alto nivel que tenían organismos de ambas naciones como parte de la Mesa de Estrategias para Seguimiento de Agentes Antagónicos Externos
Mr. Biden is also seeking Mexico’s help to deter new arrivals at the border, a goal that is already facing challenges
Despite Title 42 and other Trump policies still in place, Mexican migration nonprofits, U.S. border mayors, county judges and the Biden administration are concerned that the numbers of migrants headed to the U.S. is rising again
La investigación determina que desde 2007, con el ascenso al poder, Ortega alteró las dinámicas de relación Gobierno-Fuerzas Armadas, que los anteriores gobiernos habían mantenido con el Ejército
Se trata del última de una serie de asesinatos de dirigentes indígenas y mestizos de las regiones amazónicas Ucayali y Huánuco que, en los últimos años, han denunciado a invasores que cultivan coca
A coalition of nearly 70 environmental groups, civil-rights organizations and tribal entities sent a report last week to lawmakers and Biden administration officials asking for 59 miles of 30-foot-tall border wall in Arizona to be removed
CBP has deployed about 28 percent of the surveillance and subterranean technology solutions planned, even after receiving more than $700 million in funding since fiscal year 2017
“We can finally see the little lights at the end of the tunnel,” said Jose Luis Guerra, a Cuban asylum-seeker. “But the joy will come when we’re finally on the other side”
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) told Axios he supports President Biden. But the moderate said he sees the downsides of efforts to placate pro-immigrant groups, an effort that threatens to blow up on the administration
On Friday, the second day of processing there, 100 asylum-seekers crossed from Matamoros
“There is no asylum anymore,” Douglas said the Border Patrol agents stationed at his room told him
“If the regime undertakes confidence-building measures that show that they’re ready and willing to engage in real conversations with the opposition … if they’re ready to take serious steps, then we will consider the alleviation of sanctions”
El analista internacional Carlos Romero y el director del Programa para Venezuela del WOLA, Geoff Ramsey coinciden en señalar que el manejo de la situación derivada a raíz de la imposición de nuevas sanciones por parte de la UE, lo que desencadenó el impase diplomático, empeora la situación
I should be around in the afternoon. (How to contact me)
So begins another week. My calendar looks average this week: two or three speaking engagements, co-hosting an event on Friday, lots of coalition meetings. But no giant deadlines. I hope to work on a big research project and start another, and hopefully record a podcast, before the week is over.
Today, I have an internal meeting for much of the morning, and I’m still catching up on correspondence from last Thursday and Friday when I had an especially heavy schedule. In the afternoon I expect to be at my desk with some time to write, to respond to an info request from congressional staff, and to update our Colombia website. We’ll see how that goes.
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