Historia política de Centroamérica: una lucha incesante
Historia política de Centroamérica: una lucha incesante Autor: José Alberto Umaña Salguero Los países centroamericanos se caracterizan por ser los que menos extensión territorial poseen en el continente americano, y a su vez, por haber recorrido un pasado colonial común. Belice, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica y Panamá compartieron historia como parte del […]
Seguridad de Mujeres Periodistas – Reporte
Lanzamiento reporte “Seguridad de Mujeres Periodistas en El Salvador, Honduras y Nicaragua 2021” El 09 de diciembre, Mariateresa Garrido, editora de este sitio y coordinadora del estudio “Seguridad de Mujeres Periodistas en El Salvador, Honduras y Nicaragua 2021”, presentó los resultados comparados de la investigación realizada entre Julio y Agosto de 2021. En este video […]
Human Security as a Measure of Peace Building
Victor Valle prefaces his Central American Diary with an historical summary
Honduras: La Carta del Ejército
Honduras: La Carta del Ejército Author: Ronald Castro Fernández Originally Published at Peace and Conflict Monitor on: 07/18/2009 Category: Comment El hecho de haber dejado con vida y sacado del país a José Manuel Zelaya es una carta que el ejército se está jugando. Las fuerzas armadas han aparentado ser dóciles y obedientes al poder […]
Honduras: the coup and the constitution
It is clear that what happened in Honduras last week was not a straightforward military coup; Mr Zelaya is not just against the military, but also the congress (minus some minority representatives) and the rest of the “ruling class”, who control business and media, and to which he and his family belong.
Despite the rhetoric of heroism and patriotism from ideologues on either side, this is a relatively simple dispute between elites, who have characteristically sidelined peace and democracy in pursuit of their own interests.
Stranded migrants, human rights, sovereignty and politics
Law, human rights and migration specialists analyze the case of the Cuban migrants who remained stranded for more than two months in Costa Rica, after Nicaragua refused to grant transit visas, truncating their voyage it to the United States. Politics, sovereignty, the application of legal instruments and the fulfillment of the migrants’ human rights: how are they balanced and prioritized as governments make decisions?
This article was originally published in Spanish by the Costa Rican magazine Firma.
The political Crisis of the 2017 Honduran Election
Daniel Bagheri reports on the ongoing tensions in Honduras following the 2017 national elections.