Author: Fernando

Le incautan al dictador Pinochet un millón de dólares en Miami

- Fernando

El gobierno chileno incautó y transfirió a Chile un millón de dólares de una cuenta en Miami perteneciente al dictador Augusto Pinochet.

El pobre hombre tuvo una mala semana. Ayer fue procesada y arrestada su esposa, Lucía Hiriart, y el hijo menor de la pareja, Marco Antonio. La señora apeló a su edad y su estado de salud para ser dejada, por el momento, en libertad bajo fianza. Marco Antonio, en cambio, quedó detenido por ser considerado un peligro para la sociedad.

Luego de haber cometido miles de violaciones a los derechos humanos y ser responsable de tantos otros asesinatos, parece que Pinochet cada vez está más cerca de tener el mismo destino que Al Capone.

(Tomado de Argenpress.info)

A Latin American Al Jazeera

- Fernando

This year Telesur, the first multi-state TV channel in the world was launched from Caracas, Venezuela. The station is being launched with help from other Latin American governments including Argentina, Cuba and Uruguay. The channel’s board members include a group of international supporters including the actor Danny Glover, the writer Tariq Ali and Nobel Peace Prize winner Adolfo Perez Esquivel.
But even before its launch, Telesur was being attacked in Washington. Last week the House passed an amendment calling for the U.S. to begin broadcasting its own channel into the region to counter Telesur.
We know that not everything Washington dislikes is necessarily good (Saddam Hussein being a good example), but the arrival of Telesur to the world of Latin American news broadcasting, overwhelmingly dominated by FOX news, CNN, ABC and others, is a pretty good thing.

(Based on Democracy Now!)

Parliament wants the government to stop supporting destructive mining projects overseas

- Fernando

Parliament has called on the Government of Canada to take action to end the devastating social and environmental impacts of Canadian mining operations overseas.

A recent Parliamentary report calls on the Government to: (i) stop using taxpayer money to support destructive Canadian mining projects abroad; (ii) hold Canadian mining companies legally accountable for environmental and human rights violations in other countries, and; (iii) force the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund to respect international human rights standards.

The Government has about 60 days left to respond and, not surprisingly, it would like nothing more than to sweep the report under the carpet. So, like most of the good things that happen, the changes demanded will only take place as the result of many people’s efforts. Our participation is needed, as always, to pressure the Government to adopt Parliament’s recommendations and to address ongoing international scandals associated with the Canadian mining industry.

What can we do to help make this happen? The websites of Friends of the Earth Canada and Mining Watch have a lot of info on these issues and ways to take action.

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