Raúl Pierri

MONTEVIDEO – A group of Paraguayan human rights activists and government officials had met Wednesday morning in Asunción to inaugurate a museum in what was once a torture center of the dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner. But suddenly the news arrived: The elderly former dictator was dead. The coincidence was interpreted by human rights lawyer and … Continue reading “Stroessner’s Death Closes Dark Chapter of History”

MONTEVIDEO – Campesinos and indigenous people who live along the northern border of Ecuador are demanding that the government and the courts take effective action to stop the anti-drug crop spraying carried out under Plan Colombia right across the border, complaining about damaging effects to their health and their food crops. More than 100 people … Continue reading “Rising Protest Against Colombian Anti-Drug Spraying”