The Release of Brazil’s Ex-President, Lula
November 21, 2019
After 18 months in jail, ex-president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula de Silva, commonly known as Lula, was released on Friday, November 8th, 2019
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Haiti in Crisis as Mass Protests Shut down the Island
October 28, 2019
Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse has angered the Haitian people due to corruption in his administration, years-old promises that still have not been met, and a struggling economy that is leaving the Haitian
Álvaro Uribe Vélez, Colombian Ex-President, Takes the Stand
October 24, 2019
Álvaro Uribe Vélez was the 31st president of Colombia between the years 2002 and 2010.
The Termination of an Anti-Corruption Commission in Guatemala
September 26, 2019
On September 3rd, 2019, the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) came to
Ricky Renuncia: the Demand of Puerto Rican People
September 17, 2019
This past summer in Puerto Rico, historic protests by the Puerto Rican people showed that the power truly lies with the people.
Saving the Amazon: Peru Intervenes with Illegal Mining
March 28, 2019
The southeast region of Madre de Dios in Peru has been exploited for its abundance in gold. Over the past decade, profits have risen by 360% for gold mining (Amazon Conservation Association, 2019).
Haitian Protests and Corruption
March 4, 2019
Beginning on February 7th, 2019, thousands of protestors began gathering in Port-au-Prince demanding that Jovenel Moïse, the country’s President since 2017, step down.
‘Trial of the Century’ (Part I): Sinaloa Kingpin El Chapo Found Guilty on All Counts
February 19, 2019
On Tuesday, February 12, after years of investigations and a 3-month long trial, famed Mexican drug lord Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán was finally found guilty on all 10 charges of his indictment. After over a week of delegations, in what is likely a sigh of relief for authorities in the United States and Mexico the jury finally revealed its guilty verdict to the court in Brooklyn, New York on Tuesday. It is highly likely that the drug leader will be in prison in the U.S. for the rest of his life.
Stuck in a Cycle of Corruption: Peru's New Anti-Corruption Reform
February 13, 2019
The political attempt at fighting corruption can be a relentless cycle. In countries with high rates of corruption it can be especially difficult to address the issue.
García's denied asylum reflection of growing corruption in Peru
January 21, 2019
Last month, former president of Peru Alan García was denied his plea for asylum at the Uruguayan embassy, which stated that as “the three branches of the state function freely” in Peru, García did not have a case for asylum. The president, who has been banned from leaving the country since November, will go on trial for accusation that he took bribes from Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht during his second term in office from 2006 to 2011 (BBC News 2018).
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