[There is much to criticise with the current wave of progressive governments in the region, in particular regarding the Poverty Reduction Policies most of them have adopted.]

[The director of COFADEH (The Committee of Relatives of the Detained and Disappeared of Honduras) has told a group of solidarity delegates that if there isn’t a team of international human rights workers on the ground in Honduras soon, activists of the country’s inspirational, non-violent people’s movement for democracy will be “cooked and served.”]

[The publication of a New York Times article on murder rates in Venezuela coincides with an all-out effort to make violence and insecurity in Venezuela the main opposition campaign theme in the September congressional elections in Venezuela.]

[Colombian human rights activist Norma Irene Perez was found shot to death in the central province of Meta, the Permanent Committee for the Defense of Human Rights said Monday.]

[The radical tide is about to be put to the test in Brazil and Venezuela. If support holds, it will have lessons for all of us.]

[The ability of dominant elites to exploit crises and configure them in ways appropriate to their narrow interests is a capitalist staple. With this in mind it is interesting to observe the current western elite media disquiet regarding crime in Venezuela.]