The Aug. 13 editorial "Mexico's Drug War" asserted that it would be "counterproductive" for the United States to let human rights concerns hold up the release of funds to support Mexico's fight against drug cartels. In fact, the opposite is true.
It's been a long time since the days of back-alley abortions in the U.S. Perhaps that's why South Dakota Gov. Michael Rounds signed into law a ban against abortion in his state, with one narrow exception: protecting the life of the pregnant woman.
Perhaps Rounds, who was only 19 when Roe vs. Wade was decided in 1973, doesn't remember what it was like to live in a country where women had no right to a safe, legal abortion. But there is a place he could visit if he wants to refresh his memory: Latin America.
Immigrant workers make up the majority of the labor force in the U.S. meat and poultry industry. This submission offers the case of immigrant workers in the meat and poultry industry in the United States as evidence of failure by the U.S. government to assure respect for workers’ human rights.
When Mexican President Vicente Fox visits President Bush's Texas ranch this week, the two will discuss a range of issues that revolve around law enforcement — illegal drug traffic, border security and migration. But there is another critical area of law enforcement where the United States should collaborate with Mexico: providing documents that could help prosecute crimes from Mexico's "dirty war" in the 1970s and early '80s.
When trade negotiators and street protestors in Miami this week debate the impact of a Free Trade Area of the Americas on workers throughout the region, they should consider its precursor, the North American Free Trade Agreement, as a cautionary tale.
When trade negotiators and street protestors in Miami this week debate the impact of a Free Trade Area of the Americas on workers throughout the region, they should consider its precursor, the North American Free Trade Agreement, as a cautionary tale.
The extradition of Ricardo Miguel Cavallo from his hiding place in Mexico to Spain for alleged crimes committed during Argentina's "dirty war" marks a historic moment in the effort to bring to justice the perpetrators of the worst atrocities. Cavallo's transfer is the first time that one country has extradited a person to another country to stand trial for abuses that happened in a third.
When President Bush visits with Mexico President Vicente Fox today, he may find something new: a Mexican leader ready to discuss human rights problems--in Mexico and in the United States.
When President Bush visits with Mexico President Vicente Fox today, he may find something new: a Mexican leader ready to discuss human rights problems--in Mexico and in the United States.
Mexico's July 2 presidential elections may prove to be the cleanest in that country's history. But though Mexico has made important strides toward electoral fairness, it's important to realize that the country's human-rights record is not keeping pace. Without the institutions to support a solid democracy, especially a trustworthy justice system, Mexico's vaunted political transformation will fail to deliver on its promise of a better future.
The Aug. 13 editorial "Mexico's Drug War" asserted that it would be "counterproductive" for the United States to let human rights concerns hold up the release of funds to support Mexico's fight against drug cartels. In fact, the opposite is true.
It's been a long time since the days of back-alley abortions in the U.S. Perhaps that's why South Dakota Gov. Michael Rounds signed into law a ban against abortion in his state, with one narrow exception: protecting the life of the pregnant woman.
Perhaps Rounds, who was only 19 when Roe vs. Wade was decided in 1973, doesn't remember what it was like to live in a country where women had no right to a safe, legal abortion. But there is a place he could visit if he wants to refresh his memory: Latin America.
Immigrant workers make up the majority of the labor force in the U.S. meat and poultry industry. This submission offers the case of immigrant workers in the meat and poultry industry in the United States as evidence of failure by the U.S. government to assure respect for workers’ human rights.
When Mexican President Vicente Fox visits President Bush's Texas ranch this week, the two will discuss a range of issues that revolve around law enforcement — illegal drug traffic, border security and migration. But there is another critical area of law enforcement where the United States should collaborate with Mexico: providing documents that could help prosecute crimes from Mexico's "dirty war" in the 1970s and early '80s.
When trade negotiators and street protestors in Miami this week debate the impact of a Free Trade Area of the Americas on workers throughout the region, they should consider its precursor, the North American Free Trade Agreement, as a cautionary tale.
When trade negotiators and street protestors in Miami this week debate the impact of a Free Trade Area of the Americas on workers throughout the region, they should consider its precursor, the North American Free Trade Agreement, as a cautionary tale.
The extradition of Ricardo Miguel Cavallo from his hiding place in Mexico to Spain for alleged crimes committed during Argentina's "dirty war" marks a historic moment in the effort to bring to justice the perpetrators of the worst atrocities. Cavallo's transfer is the first time that one country has extradited a person to another country to stand trial for abuses that happened in a third.
When President Bush visits with Mexico President Vicente Fox today, he may find something new: a Mexican leader ready to discuss human rights problems--in Mexico and in the United States.
When President Bush visits with Mexico President Vicente Fox today, he may find something new: a Mexican leader ready to discuss human rights problems--in Mexico and in the United States.
Mexico's July 2 presidential elections may prove to be the cleanest in that country's history. But though Mexico has made important strides toward electoral fairness, it's important to realize that the country's human-rights record is not keeping pace. Without the institutions to support a solid democracy, especially a trustworthy justice system, Mexico's vaunted political transformation will fail to deliver on its promise of a better future.