Category Archives: El Salvador

The Zika Virus and Militarizing Medicine

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Colin M. Snider

As you may have read, Brazil is currently dealing with a baffling medical situation that is threatening to become an epidemic, as the Zika virus (spread by mosquitos that also can carry dengue and other diseases) is affecting the country. … Continue reading →

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On (Mis)Understanding US-El Salvador Relations

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Colin M. Snider

Last week, The Nation published an article, “How El Salvador’s Supreme Court Is Undermining Democracy – With Washington’s Help.” While there are numerous legitimate and good criticisms to make of the US’s relations with Latin America, historically and in recent years (something that … Continue reading →

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Gun Violence in Brazil

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Colin M. Snider

A (tragic) parable: A report on violence in Brazil says around 42,000 people were shot dead in 2012 – the highest figures for gun crime in 35 years. The study, by the UN and the government on the most recent … Continue reading →

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Around Latin America

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Colin M. Snider

-Peru has launched its biggest exhumation ever, as it tries to find victims from the violence between the Shining Path and the Peruvian state between 1980 and 2000. -Peru is not the only country exhuming victims of violence. In an … Continue reading →

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Around Latin America

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Colin M. Snider

-In spite of a recent attack that left 13 Colombian soldiers dead, peace talks between the Colombian government and the FARC continue, in an attempt to end civil war and conflict that has lasted nearly 50 years and left tens … Continue reading →

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El Salvador Refuses Basic Rights and Freedoms for Women’s Health

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Colin M. Snider

In recent weeks, the case of Beatriz has gained international attention. Beatriz is a pregnant Salvadoran woman who suffers from lupus whose baby has a lethal condition. Though the baby, which only has a brain stem, will not survive, carrying … Continue reading →

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Around Latin America

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Colin M. Snider

-Two former executives from Ford in Argentina have been charged (among other things) with having ties to the abduction of 24 workers for Ford during the military regime of 1976-1983. -El Salvador’s presidential election is shaping up to be a … Continue reading →

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Abortion Bans in Latin America (II) – Another Tragic Tale

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Colin M. Snider

While the issue of abortion continues to be a hot-button topic in the US, in Central American countries, there are plenty of tragic examples of what happens when women are denied reproductive freedoms. El Salvador, which also has a total … Continue reading →

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One Step Closer to Saint Oscar Romero?

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Colin M. Snider

In a not-insignificant symbolic move, Pope Francis has opened the path for the beatification of Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero, whom a government-sponsored right-wing death squad assassinated while Romero conducted mass in March of 1980. Beatification is the third of four … Continue reading →

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The Legacies of Torture in Central America

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Colin M. Snider

As scholarship and human rights reports have repeatedly demonstrate, the effects of torture on the human mind and body have long-term ramifications, and many of those victims continue suffer from both the psychological and the physical effects of torture decades … Continue reading →

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