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Colombia

• “El Drama Que se Repite en el Bajo Cauca” (Comision de la Verdad (Colombia), November 8, 2021).

La desconfianza en el Estado, avivada por las falencias históricas en la atención social, la falta de empleo, educación e infraestructura que permita desarrollar economías diversas, ha facilitado la presencia de los grupos armados ilegales

Honduras

• Jared Olson, “In Honduras Land Battles, Paramilitaries Infiltrate Local Groups — Then Kill Their Leaders” (The Intercept, November 8, 2021).

The paramilitaries are targeting campesinos who are battling a corporate palm oil giant. But the armed groups, residents say, don’t act alone

• Jon Lee Anderson, “Is the President of Honduras a Narco-Trafficker?” (The New Yorker, November 8, 2021).

For decades, the U.S. has accommodated corruption in Central America. Now it is contending with the results

Nicaragua

• “Nicaragua’s Ortega Seeks Re-Election in Questioned Vote” (Associated Press, Associated Press, November 8, 2021).

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega sought a fourth consecutive term in elections Sunday against a field of little-known candidates while those who could have given him a real challenge sat in jail

• “La Entrega de Aminta Granera de la Policia a Ortega” (Expediente Publico (Honduras), November 8, 2021).

Tras casi 12 años al frente de la institución, Aminta Granera sale en silencio del cargo en medio de una masacre perpetrada por policías y paramilitares contra el pueblo al que juraron defender