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Sources Experts & SpokespersonsAgency for Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and CaribbeanThe Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL) is an intergovernmental agency created by the Treaty of Tlatelolco to ensure that the obligations of the Treaty be met. OPANAL... Association of Caribbean StatesThe Convention Establishing the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) was signed on 24 July 1994 in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, with the aim of promoting consultation, cooperation and concerted action among all the co... Canadian Foundation for the Americas (FOCAL)The Canadian Foundation for the Americas (FOCAL) is no longer in operation.
Twenty years of influence on hemispheric policy: 1990-2011
FOCAL was created as an independent, non-governmental think-tank meant to enhan... Embassy RowEmbassy Row, published by Sources as part of the Parliamentary Names & Numbers directory, lists all embassies and high commissions to Canada, and all Canadian embassies, high commissions and consulates abro... Latin American Economic SystemThe Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) is a regional intergovernmental organization that groups 26 Latin American and Caribbean countries. Its headquarters are in Caracas, Venezuela. SELA was established... Latin American ParliamentThe Latin American Parliament (Parlatino) is a regional, permanent and unicameral organism, integrated from the national Parliaments of Latin America, elected democratically by means of universal suffrage in countries th... Organization of American StatesThe Organization of American States (OAS) brings together the nations of the Western Hemisphere to strengthen cooperation on democratic values, defend common interests and debate the major issues facing the region and th... Partners in Population and DevelopmentPartners in Population and Development (PPD) is the only organization in the world fully dedicated to the promotion of South-South partnerships. Union of South American NationsThe Union of South American Nations (Dutch: Unie van Zuid-Amerikaanse Naties - UZAN, Portuguese: Uniao de Naçoes Sul-Americanas - UNASUL, Spanish: Unión de Naciones Suramericanas - UNASUR) is an intergovernmental union i... United NationsThe United Nations is central to global efforts to solve problems that challenge humanity. Cooperating in this effort are more than 30 affiliated organizations, known together as the UN system. Day in and day out, the UN... New ReleasesCanadian Foreign Policy and the Coming Elections in FOCALPoint: Canada's Spotlight on the Americas2009-09-30 Canadian Foundation for the Americas (FOCAL) Featuring the impact of minority government on Canadian foreign policy, Haitian democracy, U.S.multilateralism in the Americas, Colombia-UNASUR relations, Cuban bloggers, and boosting Canada's relatio... Cauca's indigenous community radios appeal for help2012-07-10 As fighting between guerrillas and the army intensifies once again in the Cauca department in south-western Colombia, indigenous communities and their communications infrastructure are more than ever ... IFJ Backs Silent March in Colombia to Denounce Threats against Journalists2011-05-03 International Federation of Journalists The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today backed the appeal of its affiliate in Colombia, the Federación Colombiana de Periodistas (FECOLPER) for a silent march throughout the country on... IFJ Calls on United States to Withdraw "Perverse" Bar on Colombian Journalist2010-07-15 International Federation of Journalists International Federation of Journalists calls on the United States to lift a travel ban on a leading Colombian journalist who has risked his life to expose terrorism, warning of a "grave injustice" th... IFJ Condemns Alarming Levels of Violence against Journalists in Latin America after Murders in Guatemala and Colombia2009-06-11 International Federation of Journalists International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Condemns Alarming Levels of Violence against Journalists in Latin America after Murders in Guatemala and Colombia. NUJ and IFJ condemn UK government Visa Decision2010-09-14 International Federation of Journalists The Nation Union of Journalists of Great Britain and Ireland ( NUJ) and the IFJ condemn the decision by the UK government to refuse a visa to a leading Colombian journalist whose reports on human righ... Science for Peace objects to Free Trade Agreement with Colombia2010-05-26 Science for Peace Science for Peace is appalled that the Liberals dropped their objections on human rights grounds to the Canada-Colombia FTA. The USA, Norway, and Belgium have delayed approval of trade agreements beca... Sources welcomes Canadian Foundation for the Americas (FOCAL)2008-12-13 Canadian Foundation for the Americas (FOCAL) The Canadian Foundation for the Americas (FOCAL) is an independent, non-partisan think tank dedicated to strengthening Canadian relations with Latin America and the Caribbean.
The April edition of FOCALPoint: Canada's Spotlight on the Americas is out2010-04-07 Canadian Foundation for the Americas (FOCAL) This edition draws together analysts, policy-makers and development practitioners to look into current issues in Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Haiti and Mexico ranging from disability to multilateralism, fr... Sources Select ResourcesCaribbean Experts and Information in the Sources DirectorySpokespersons, Experts, and Resources Website Sources Organizations and experts on Caribbean topics. Colombia’s Agent Orange?Roundup Not Ready O'Connor, Jenny Article 2012 CounterPunch A core element of U.S. anti-drugs policy in Colombia has been the destruction of coca fields by aerial chemical fumigation thus impacting the cocaine trade at its source. The continuation of this poli... How the Colombia Trade Agreement Accelerates Human Rights AbusesU.S.-Colombia Mass Displacement Policy Succeeding Kovalik, Daniel Article 2012 CounterPunch The Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) would lead, indeed by design, to the immiseration and mass displacement of rural peoples, especially Indigenous and Afro-Colombian. The article explores the dis... IFJ Condemns Alarming Levels of Violence against Journalists in Latin America after Murders in Guatemala and ColombiaSources News Release Article 2009 International Federation of Journalists International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Condemns Alarming Levels of Violence against Journalists in Latin America after Murders in Guatemala and Colombia. Interior Ministry protection programme for journalists also used for "close-quarters spying"Article 2009 Reporters without Borders Journalist Claudia Julieta Duque, who is under an interior ministry protection programme for journalists, has been harassed and intimidated by Colombia's intelligence services, who obtained informatio... Manual teaches intelligence agency employees how to spy on problem journalistsArticle 2009 The weekly Semana has revealed the existence of an instruction manual for employees of the Administrative Department of Security (DAS), Colombia#s leading intelligence agency, that explains how they s... Massacres Under the Looking GlassThe ICC and Colombia Kovalik, Daniel Article 2012 CounterPunch The International Criminal Court (ICC) just published its Interim Report on Colombia. In the Report, the ICC explains that Colombia has been under preliminary examination by the ICC since June 2004. T... The Selective Compassion of the Media & Human Rights EstablishmentIgnoring the Victims of State Crimes Kovalik, Daniel Article 2012 CounterPunch “Human rights” doctrine has devolved into a mere tool used by the U.S. to carry out its imperial aims, and many times by means (such as war) which cause many more human rights violations than they pur... They Are Still Killing Trade Union LeadersGlobal Capital's Death Squads and Night-Riders Macaray, David Article 2012 CounterPunch Question: So what happens these days in developing countries when a prominent, charismatic union activist - with the courage to stand up to sinister, government-supported business groups who have, on ... The U.S. Empire & Modern Day Christian Martyrs80th Priest Killed in Colombia Since 1984 Kovalik, Daniel Article 2013 CounterPunch there has been almost no media coverage of the killings of the “two bishops, 79 priests, eight men and women religious, as well as three seminarians” killed in Colombia alone between 1984 and 2011. Government Ministries & AgenciesCanadian International Development AgencyMandate: "Supporting sustainable development, reducing poverty and providing humanitarian assistance... |
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