The entry of U.S. troops into Costa Rica is a threat to Latin America

We would like to express our strong rejection of the decision by Laura
Chinchilla’s government to allow the entry of 7000 marines and 46 warships
into Costa Rica from July 1 to December 31, 2010 under the pretext of
fighting drug trafficking.

Witnessing Resistance in Honduras

Quixote Centre Honduras Delegation update July 1st, 2010

Caitlin Power Hancey, Atlantic Regional Solidarity Network (ARSN)

 The Honduran resistance movement is real—it is also strong, diverse, and decidedly non-violent.

Hot off the presses, there's a new letter just out to Sec. of State Hillary Clinton on human rights violations in Honduras. It comes from 27 US congressmen who, contrary to the Secretary's statements in Lima earlier this month, maintain that "political violence continues to wrack Honduras" one year after the June 28, 2009 coup. According to the legislators, they write to:

INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION
 
Honduras: Violence and Human Rights Violations Escalate
 
Brussels, 15 June 2010 (ITUC OnLine): Honduras is immersed in a very worrying spiral of violence, and the international trade union movement remains on the alert for human rights violations. Being a trade unionist or part of the Resistance Front implies major risks in the Honduras of today. Various trade union and community leaders have faced death threats and attempts on their lives over recent weeks.