La Jornada: In a landmark ruling, issued in Ciudad Juarez on July 27, five people responsible for organizing a network of human trafficking, linked with the murder of at least 11 women, have been sentenced to 697 years in prison. They were found guilty of prostituting and murdering 11 girls, whose remains were found in the Navajo creek, a desolate landscape of the municipality of Praxedis G. Guerrero, 77 kilometers from Juarez.
Women played an important role in the proceedings that led up to the historic decision, with both the relatives of the victims and women’s rights defenders from the organizations Women’s Roundtable of Juarez and Justice for Our Daughters participating.
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Jul 31, 2015
Apr 16, 2015
Cubans and Yankees: The End of Anti-Imperialism and Anti-Communism
La Jornada (Translated by WorldMeets.Us): It's already commonplace to say that the meeting between Barack Obama and Raul Castro at the Summit of the Americas in Panama is a milestone. It is of course, and it will have implications for the entire continent as it changes the nature of relations between Latin America and the United States - giving a new tone. It is time to bury the last shovelful of Cold War dirt and the highfalutin rhetoric that came with it.
If relations between the two countries continue to progress, there are two ghosts that seem destined to their graves, even if of course we continue to hear their echoes: anti-imperialism and anti-communism. The far-right Tea Party in the United States and the champions of 21st century socialism will beat these ghosts as long as the racket brings them political gain. Read more.
If relations between the two countries continue to progress, there are two ghosts that seem destined to their graves, even if of course we continue to hear their echoes: anti-imperialism and anti-communism. The far-right Tea Party in the United States and the champions of 21st century socialism will beat these ghosts as long as the racket brings them political gain. Read more.
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