Extractions: A listing of Argentine Government Portals and Websites that provide information about their services and activities. The Library of Congress' Guide to Law Online provides a general view of Argentine legal and political web sites and should be a starting point for researchers in this field. BOLETIN OFICIAL DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA (http://www.boletinoficial.gov.ar/) The Argentine government's official portal. Includes links to all Argentine government, provincial and some municipal web sites. Seeks to provide electronic access to most forms, email addresses of government employees, and a clearinghouse for queries relating to national public administration. In Spanish.
INTERNET RESOURCES FOR LATIN AMERICA Handbook of latin American StudiesHLAS, http//lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/ Although nosubscription is required at this time, I m listing HLAS in both sections http://lib.nmsu.edu/subject/bord/laguia/
Extractions: LA GUIA, Internet Resources for Latin America, http://lib.nmsu.edu/subject/bord/laguia Molly Molloy Molly E. Molloy, mmolloy@lib.nmsu.edu This new version of LA GUIA is still under construction! I have made links back to some sections of the previous version when appropriate. See http://lib.nmsu.edu/subject/bord/laguia/lag1999.html document.write("Page last updated on "); document.writeln(document.lastModified); Border Studies InternshipGeorge Mason University, Summer 2004, http://globaled.gmu.edu/internships/cgeinternborder.html Students will have the opportunity to intern with organizations in the New Mexico/Texas/Chihuahua border area and participate in academic seminars and site visits to Cd. Juárez, Chihuahua City and Cuauhtémoc, Mexico. In addition, students will see the border through the perspective of the U. S. Border Patrol, the Mexican Consulate and the U. S. Consulate in Cd. Juárez. Walking and driving tours will allow students to feel what it is like to live in the border region.
Latin America Project Strengthening the Culture of Philanthropy in latin America There isspecial legislation permitting private donations to public education in http://www.icnl.org/JOURNAL/vol1iss1/lamerica.html
Extractions: Chile ... Venezuela LATIN AMERICA REGIONAL REPORT Project: Strengthening the Culture of Philanthropy in Latin America Two centers at Harvard University are in the process of organizing a new project that will focus on issues concerning philanthropy in Latin America. The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies and the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations (based at the Kennedy School of Government) are involved in the project. For further information, please contact Steve Reifenberg, Executive Director of the David Rockefeller Center sreifenb@fas.harvard.edu or Christine Letts, Executive Dircector of the Hauser Center christine_letts@harvard.edu ICNL's Complete catalog of documents for Latin America can be found here BELIZE 1. Framework Legislation The NGO Community in Belize is presently undertaking the drafting of legislation for the NGO sector. The Association of National Development Agencies (ANDA), as the primary umbrella organization for development agencies in Belize, is spearheading the initiative. A workshop to discuss a draft law was held in July 1998, and the working group is presently seeking to integrate comments received during that workshop into the present draft. A process for moving forward is in the planning stages. For further information please contact Shaun Finnetty, Executive Director of ANDA anda@btl.net
Wired News: Microsoft's Big Stick In Peru The legislation, Bill Number 1609 (known as Free Software in Public latin American countries have generally welcomed the spread of free software. http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,54141,00.html
Extractions: By Agustin d'Empaire Also by this reporter 02:00 AM Jul. 27, 2002 PT BUENOS AIRES Afraid that Peru may adopt a bill decreeing the use of open-source software in all government systems, Microsoft apparently enlisted the American ambassador in Lima to help try to convince the Peruvians to kill the legislation. Wired News has obtained a copy of a letter sent by U.S. Ambassador John Hamilton to the president of the Peruvian Congress, expressing his dismay at the proposed legislation. Special Partner Promotion 60k+ tech jobs Powered by
Untitled Document Produced by the UCLA latin American Center, HAPI includes more than 210000citations, and grows at the World News Connection, http//wnc.fedworld.gov http://abinia.ucol.mx/producto/1_3/sitiosweb1.htm
Extractions: InfoLatina provides current and archival access to the full text of a large array of Mexican publications, including newspapers, magazines, government documents, legislation and jurisprudence, etc. For some publications the archive goes back to the early 1980s. Trial subscriptions are available. For more information via email [ ventas@infolatina.com.mx Formerly the Info-South database from the University of Miami's North-South Center. Coverage of Latin American newspapers and journals. Most articles from 1996 on are available in full-text. Coverage tends toward mainstream news and business sources, although includes fulltext of Interpress Third World news service and new resources are added regularly. Coverage 1988current. This link goes to the NISC homepage; from there, click on PRODUCTS for list of databases; also free trials available from the home page. See http://www.nisc.com/factsheets/qila.htm
GRAIN | Seedling | 2005 | Latin America: Privatising See THE FIGHT FOR RIGHTS, BIOIPR, BRL (legislation), TRIPS review, TRIPS-plus, Links latin America Printed version available? Yes The fight for rights http://www.grain.org/seedling/?id=341
CAMPAIGN FOR JUSTICE Redress Equity for Japanese latin americans During World War II, the US governmentforcibly uprooted over 2200 latin American citizens and residents of http://www.ncrr-la.org/campaign.html
Extractions: From December 1941 to February 1948, the U.S. government orchestrated and financed the mass abduction and forcible deportation of 2,264 men, women, and children of Japanese ancestry from 13 Latin American countries to be used as hostages in exchange for Americans held by Japan. Over 800 Japanese Latin Americans were included in two prisoner of war exchanges between the U.S. and Japan. The remaining Japanese Latin Americans were imprisoned without due process of law in U.S. Department of Justice internment camps until after the end of the war. Japanese Latin Americans were subjected to gross violations of civil and human rights by the U.S. government during WWII. These violations were not justified by a security threat to Allied interests. Rather, it was the outcome of historical racism, anti-foreign prejudice, economic competition, and political opportunism. The U.S. government has yet to properly acknowledge this wrongdoing against the Japanese Latin Americans. Like Japanese Americans, Japanese Latin Americans have played an integral part in the struggle for acknowledgement and redress by the U.S. government for its unjust treatment of people of Japanese ancestry in the U.S. As a result, Congress enacted the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 to make the U.S. credible in the eyes of the world on human rights issues. To accomplish this, the Act provided for an official apology and token reparations of $20,000 to eligible individuals of Japanese ancestry. It also created a fund to educate the public about the internment to prevent the recurrence of similar events.
TIA US Department Of Commerce Latin America Market Report Jul. 27 TIA Applauds Senator Ensign s Introduction of Telecom Reform legislation.US DOC latin America Market Reports http://www.tiaonline.org/policy/regional/la/la_reports.cfm?ID=15
POL 247 Introduction To Latin American Politics CIS Congressional Universe US government, legislation, bills, and similar fulltext latin American and Caribbean Government Documents Project http://www.library.arizona.edu/library/teams/sst/pol/class/pol247/pol247.htm
US Federal Government Documents For Latin Americanists latin America and the Caribbean, US Agency for International Development (USAID)http//www.usaid.gov/locations/latin_america_caribbean/ http://www.library.arizona.edu/library/teams/sst/las/govdocs/usa.htm
Extractions: Excellent guide to records of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the U. S. government. Explains the content of the wide range of series of government documents. Includes an extensive subject index and appendices of microfilm of archival materials, and counsular records by country and date.
Extractions: Westminster, Orange County Dedicated on September 6, 1935, the Westminster School in Orange County is a one-story complex, designed by J. E. Allison and constructed of stucco with a composition tile roof. The school building, which is now used as a community service center, is a landmark in the historic case of Mendez v. Westminster, which ended dejure school segregation of Mexicans in California's public schools. Separation of school children on the basis of race and nationality dated to an 1855 legislative decision that apportioned school funds on the basis of the number of White children, ages four to 18, in each county. As a result of this legislation, Blacks, Asians, and Indians were specifically denied admission to White schools by the 1860s. Although Blacks obtained the right to a "separate but equal" education during Reconstruction, and 20 years later, the right to send their children to mixed schools, Chinese and Indian children continued as late as 1945 (according to Section 8003 of the Education Code) to be specifically denied the right to attend such mixed schools, as long as separate schools were provided for their education. Ironically, however, the code did not mention the group most commonly segregated by 1945: children of Mexican descent.
WASHINGTON OFFICE ON LATIN AMERICA Department of State Counternarcotics Budget by Program, latin America 14 athttp//www.state.gov/g/inl/rls/nrcrpt/2001/rpt/8476.htm Notes for the table http://www.wola.org/publications/ddhr_law_enforcement_overview.htm
Extractions: 2 July 2002 US government assistance to foreign law enforcement agencies to curb drug trafficking into the United States began in 1949. At that time, two agents of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics were sent to Turkey and France to try and interdict the flow of heroin. By the 1960s and 70s, federal drug law enforcement agents were conducting major international operations aimed at cutting marijuana importation across the Mexican border and curbing heroin trafficking into the US by the French mafia (the French connection). In 1973 the DEA was created, in what was billed as an effort to consolidate drug control functions of several offices and agencies. However, US Customs overseas enforcement operations and investigations, which date back several decades, continued. Meanwhile, the US Coast Guard became involved in overseas counterdrug enforcement and investigation, State Department-backed counternarcotics assistance to foreign police agencies began in and FBI involvement in international counternarcotics programs began in earnest the 1980s and escalated in the mid-1990s. (The September 11
WWF-UK: Latin America latin America is a vast part of the world and is immensely rich in wildlife. Visit www.ukcites.gov.uk, email cites.ukma@defra.gsi.gov.uk or telephone http://www.wwf.org.uk/core/wildlife/fs_0000000039.asp
Extractions: - Access key details WWF-UK homepage What's new? FAQs Contact us ... A to Z Home About WWF Wildlife, habitats and threats How you can help ... News You are here: WWF-UK Wildlife, habitats and threats Wildlife, habitats and threats home Factsheets Support WWF Join WWF-UK Adopt an animal Shop online WWF campaigns Chemicals and Health One million sustainable homes Climate Change Campaign Marine Act WWF around the UK WWF Cymru (Wales) WWF Northern Ireland WWF Scotland WWF English Regions WWF websites for... Researchers Business Local authorities Teachers ... Kids Latin America is a vast part of the world and is immensely rich in wildlife. Many of its species are particularly distinctive because the area was geographically separated from the rest of the world for a long time in geological history. It possesses a range of very high mountains, the Andes, two of the world's biggest rivers, the Amazon and the Orinoco, more than half of the world's tropical forest, and 90,000 species of plants. It has a wide range of climates and habitats, including the Amazonian rainforest, which alone contains 18,000 species of plants, perhaps one in three of which are trees. In one hectare of Amazonian forest no fewer than 300 tree species have been recorded. More than 1,100 species of mammals are found in Latin America, including the giant anteater, the spectacled bear and the jaguar. The birds are spectacular, including 1,300 rainforest species, the greater rhea and the striking Andean condor. There are also around 320 types of hummingbird.
ENVIRONMENT-LATAM: No Forest For The Trees The problem affects all latin America, but Argentina, Brazil and Mexico were According to the Lagos government, the legislation will provide benefits in http://www.ipsnews.net/interna.asp?idnews=18590
Patterns Of Global Terrorism: 1999 - Latin America Overview Although much of latin America continued to be free from terrorist attacks,Colombia, Peru, Peru s tough antiterrorist legislation and improved military http://www.usemb.se/terror/rpt1999/latin.html
Extractions: Released April 2000 Over the year, US concern grew over the involvement of the FARC, the ELN, and paramilitary groups in protecting narcotics trafficking. Estimates of the profits to terrorist groups from their involvement in narcotics ranged into the hundreds of millions of dollars. During 1999 the Colombian Army trained, equipped, and fielded its first counternarcotics battalion, designed to support national police efforts to break terrorist links to narcotics production. In a development in the investigation of the bombing in 1992 of the Israeli Embassy, the Supreme Court of Argentina released in May a report identifying the cause as a car bomb and issued an international arrest warrant for Hizballah terrorist leader Imad Mughniyah. Argentine authorities similarly brought charges against all suspects being held in connection with the bombing of the Argentine-Israeli Community Center (AMIA) in 1994. Peru's determination to combat terrorism diminished the capabilities of both the Sendero Luminoso (SL) and the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA). Peruvian authorities arrested and prosecuted several of the few remaining active SL members in 1999, including Principal Regional Committee leader Oscar Alberto Ramirez Durand. Nonetheless, the SL continued to attack government targets in the Peruvian countryside. A particularly deadly skirmish occurred in November, leaving five soldiers and six guerrilla fighters dead. The MRTA has not conducted a major terrorist operation since the end of the hostage crisis at the Japanese Ambassador's residence in Lima in April 1997.
Extractions: ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE BY ANNETTE HESTER DIRECTOR LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH CENTRE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY APRIL 9, 2003 The current situation in Iraq, and especially the decisions that led to it, underline the relevance of the questions posed by this Committee in the Introductory Discussion Note and Key Questions for Panels on the Governments Foreign Policy Dialogue. It is important for Canadians to reach consensus on what role Canada should be playing in world affairs, how it can get there, and especially, how can Canada maintain its independence of thinking in foreign affairs while at the same time maintaining a positive and influential relationship with our neighbour and most significant business partner the United States. In essence, what these questions address is:
Just The Facts A quick tour of US defense and security assistance to latin America and the The Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination Act, legislation enacted by http://www.ciponline.org/facts/jtfipr.htm
Extractions: //Top Nav Bar I v2.1- By Constantin Kuznetsov Jr. (script@esolutiononline.com) //Modified by Dynamic Drive for NS6/Opera6 compatibility and code streamlining March 4th, 2002 //Visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com for this script var keepstatic=0 //specify whether menu should stay static 0=non static (works only in IE4+) var menucolor="#1F5AA0" //specify menu color var submenuwidth=150 //specify sub menus' color last updated: Copies of this report are available for $1.50 each, or 50 cents each for orders of 20 or more, from the Center for International Policy. Request copies by e-mail at cip@ciponline.org December, 1998 By Adam Isacson and Joy Olson For at least a century, the United States has heavily aided the security forces of Latin America and the Caribbean. U.S. military aid and training programs reached their high-water mark during the cold war, when Washington viewed the region's often repressive and corrupt armed forces as a bulwark against Soviet communism. When the cold war ended, however, the closeness and significance of the U.S. military relationship with the region did not. In fact, the U.S. relationship with Latin America's militaries is quite strong, according to a year-long study carried out by the
Testimony Of Adolfo Franco, Assistant Administrator For Latin We at USAID, and especially the Bureau for latin America and Caribbean Affairs of Information legislation, modeled in part after similar US legislation. http://www.ciponline.org/colombia/050309fran.htm
Extractions: Milestone Achievements The push for decentralization and devolution of power to local governments continues to expand citizen participation and decision-making at the community level. In addition to increasing citizen participation, USAID is helping civil society organizations (non-profits, business organizations, churches, civic associations, and others) play a significant role in monitoring government actions, advocating policy change, and in providing quality services to the communities in which they work. The trends in LAC over the past two decades clearly indicate a deepening of democratic values as democracy becomes the expectation of citizens and, in a globalizing world, the expectation of the marketplace.
Bill Summary Status of the Americas with an emphasis on descendants in latin America and theCaribbean, recognizing the injustices suffered by these African descendants, http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/R?d109:FLD003:@1(Rep RANGEL)
