September 29, 2020
Western Hemisphere Regional
- James Attwood, Valentina Fuentes, Jonathan Gilbert, Michael D Mcdonald, “No Meat, No Milk, No Bread: Hunger Crisis Rocks Latin America” (Bloomberg, September 29, 2020).
Millions are getting pushed into poverty, moving from relatively comfortable lives to not knowing where their next meal is coming from
- Felipe de la Hoz, “Horror Stories” (The Baffler, September 29, 2020).
There may be a sort of sordid comfort in dwelling on overt and purposeful transgressions. These are desecrations of the American project, you can reassure yourself, and not mere manifestations of its intrinsic character
Argentina
- Javier Bonilla, “La Lista de Ejercicios Militares Con Otros Paises Americanos de las Fuerzas Armadas Argentinas en 2021” (Defensa.com (Spain), September 29, 2020).
El grande del continente Brasil moviliza numerosos medios y efectivos para ejercitaciones con paises vecinos
Colombia
- Natalia Torres Acosta, “Dos Anos de la Politica de Paz Con Legalidad, Pero Sin “Paz”” (DeJusticia, El Espectador (Colombia), September 29, 2020).
Existe un mandato constitucional de implementar las políticas del Acuerdo de Paz de buena fe, pero los resultados de la política del gobierno durante estos dos años parecen ser contradictorios
- Megan Janetsky, Steven Grattan, “The End of Colombia’s Civil War Had an Unintended Effect: Deforestation” (VICE, September 29, 2020).
The exit of the former FARC guerrilla group marked the loss of an arbiter, and has allowed deforestation to surge
- “Un Expert Calls for Halt to Mining at Controversial Colombia Site” (UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, September 29, 2020).
At least during the pandemic, operations at the Tajo Patilla site close to the Provincial reserve should be suspended until it can be shown to be safe
- Carolina Avila Cortes, “Mas de 150 Resguardos Indigenas en Colombia Estan Cercados por Minas Antipersonal” (El Espectador (Colombia), September 29, 2020).
Desde 2018, el gobierno ha reportado 23 casos de víctimas indígenas por artefactos explosivos. Las comunidades Embera eyavida y Dóbida en Antioquia están entre las más afectadas
- Manuel Rueda, “Former Paramilitary Leader Deported to Colombia” (Associated Press, Yahoo!, September 29, 2020).
Rodrigo Tovar, also known as Jorge 40, arrived on a deportation flight
- Tatiana Duque, “Mocion a Mindefensa: No Prosperara Pero Develara el Fracaso en Seguridad” (La Silla Vacia (Colombia), September 29, 2020).
El éxito de las tres peticiones para tumbar a Carlos Holmes Trujillo dependen de que se mantenga la indignación ciudadana por los abusos policiales y las masacres
- Christina Noriega, “Colombians Take on Their Militarized Police” (The Nation, September 29, 2020).
The police violence drew immediate censure from public officials, and drew battle lines similar to the ones that have emerged in the US in the wake of nationwide Black Lives Matter protests
- Sergio Gomez Maseri, “‘Apoyo a Colombia Es Indudable’: Joe Biden” (El Tiempo (Colombia), September 29, 2020).
La campaña presidencial del demócrata Joe Biden lanzó este lunes una aguerrida defensa del récord del exvicepresidente frente a Colombia, acusando a Donald Trump de querer recortar los recursos para el país
Mexico
- Krupskaia Alis, Rafael Romo, “Parents of Mexico’s Missing Students Still Hopeful, Six Years On” (CNN, September 29, 2020).
CNN reached out to the Mexican Attorney General’s Office and the Mexican Department of Defense about any inquiries into the alleged role of the military and police. So far there has been no answer
- “Mexico Says Drug Cartels Prey on Mining Companies” (Associated Press, Associated Press, September 29, 2020).
Mexico launched a special government guard force for mining operations Monday, admitting that drug cartels have preyed on the companies, many of which are foreign
- Ioan Grillo, “Mexico and the Gods of Corruption” (The New York Times, September 29, 2020).
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has a chance to fight corruption at the top. But he needs to uphold the law on all sides to be effective
- Alejandro Hope, “Para Entender las Cifras de Homicidio” (El Universal (Mexico), September 29, 2020).
Hay muchos números, pero todos al final de cuentas dicen lo mismo: tenemos un nivel inaceptable de violencia homicida
- “Guanajuato Es una Fosa Comun: Colectivos Sacuden el Discurso Oficial y Desentierran la Verdad” (SinEmbargo (Mexico), September 29, 2020).
Durante años integrantes de los diversos grupos armados arraigados en la entidad han utilizado los suelos “de la Grandeza de México” para tratar de borrar los hechos sanguinarios
- Joy Olson, “The Majors List or the Pot Calling the Kettle Black” (Mexico Today, September 29, 2020).
If countries are judged not to be trying hard enough, the US must cut off aid to that country, unless the continuation of aid is in the US national security interest. Who is trying hard enough is always a political question
Nicaragua
- Ana Lucia Cruz, “Oposicion Civica Desafia Estado de Sitio en Chinandega, Managua y Caribe Sur” (Confidencial (Nicaragua), September 29, 2020).
Durante el fin de semana, el régimen de Daniel Ortega desató una ola de represión contra más de un centenar de opositores, activistas y defensores de derechos humanos
- Melissa Vida, “After Documenting Land Grabs in Their Reserve, 18 Indigenous and Black Leaders Detained in Nicaragua” (Global Voices, September 29, 2020).
The Rama and Kriol leaders were deprived of liberty when they were documenting environmental degradation and land grabs in their Indio Maiz biological reserve
U.S.-Mexico Border
- Henry Brean, “Tribes Share Blessings at Arizona Border Opening That’s Set to Be Blocked Off” (The Arizona Daily Star, September 29, 2020).
O’odham people from both sides of the border met Sunday morning to exchange blessings through an opening in the international boundary that won’t be open much longer
Venezuela
- Ana Uzcategui, “Al Menos 260 Militares Encarcelados por Razones Politicas” (La Prensa de Lara (Venezuela), September 29, 2020).
Maduro contabiliza más funcionarios castrenses tras las rejas, que los que hubo durante la presidencia de Hugo Chávez
- Marianna Parraga, Vivian Sequera, “Tankers Carrying Iranian Fuel Begin Entering Venezuelan Waters” (Reuters, Reuters, September 29, 2020).
The Iran-flagged tanker Forest, transporting some 270,000 barrels of fuel loaded in the Middle East, entered Venezuela’s exclusive economic zone around 8:05 a.m.