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Toro: “The Capacity not to Stop Dreaming”: An Interview with María Suárez Toro
Znet Article, April, 20 2013
María Suárez Toro
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Interview on social movement activists fighting against mining, monoculture agriculture, mega-tourism, “model cities”, land theft, displacement, and labor exploitation
Mychalejko: Profiting From Genocide: The World Bank's Bloody History in Guatemala
Znet Article, March, 10 2013
Cyril Mychalejko
Mychalejko's ZSpace page
The World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) supported genocide in Guatemala and ought to pay reparations
Mychalejko: Unveiling Canada's Role in Chile’s Environmental and Political Conflicts
Znet Article, March, 21 2012
Cyril Mychalejko
Mychalejko's ZSpace page
A new report reveals the Canadian mining industrial complex's responsibility for social discord and environmentally-destructive policies in Chile
Mychalejko: Elliott Abrams' Dark History in Latin America and the Struggle for Justice
Znet Article, February, 25 2012
Cyril Mychalejko
Mychalejko's ZSpace page
Elliott Abrams, testified that the Reagan administration knew that Argentina's military junta was stealing babies from murdered and jailed democracy activists and giving them to right-wing families friendly to the regime
Mychalejko: Human Rights in the Rear View Mirror
Znet Article, January, 29 2011
Cyril Mychalejko
Mychalejko's ZSpace page
In another misstep of the historic failure of Plan Colombia and the US supported War on Drugs, Colombia is training thousands of Mexican soldiers, police and court officials in an effort to boost Mexico's fight against drug cartels.
Mychalejko: Private Contractors and Covert Wars in Latin America
Znet Article, June, 12 2010
Cyril Mychalejko
Mychalejko's ZSpace page
A look at the lack of oversight and transparency of private contractors and their ever expanding role in Washington's foreign policy.
Mychalejko: McCain Campaign Advisors Help Yanukovych Win Ukraine Election
Znet Article, February, 11 2010
Cyril Mychalejko
Mychalejko's ZSpace page
Washington Orange to Kremlin Red?
Mychalejko: Canada's Long Road to Mining Reform
Znet Article, January, 26 2010
Cyril Mychalejko
Mychalejko's ZSpace page
Rape. Murder. Corruption. Environmental contamination. Impunity. These are just some of the charges and incidents that have plagued Canadian mining operations abroad for years. Now one Canadian lawmaker has taken on the Herculean challenge of legi...
Mychalejko: Ecuador Uses WTO Rules to Make Medicines More Accessible
Znet Article, December, 10 2009
Cyril Mychalejko
Mychalejko's ZSpace page
On Oct. 26 President Correa announced that he would use the World Trade Organization´s TRIPS agreement to issue compulsory licenses in order to manufacture and import generic and affordable medications, saying that access to medicines is a "hum...
Mychalejko: New Study Asserts Climate Change Will Increase Conflicts in Africa
Znet Article, December, 02 2009
Cyril Mychalejko
Mychalejko's ZSpace page
Darfur just may be the tip of the melting iceberg. A new study suggests that if world leaders fail to reach a meaningful agreement in Copenhagen to curb climate change Africa will be ravaged by more wars and corpses in the coming decades.
Mychalejko: Military-backed Mapping Project in Oaxaca Under Fire
Znet Article, May, 04 2009
Cyril Mychalejko
Mychalejko's ZSpace page
Zapotec communities demand geographers leave Oaxaca; U.S. geographers call for investigation
Mychalejko: Dirty Business, Dirty Wars: U.S.-Latin American Relations in the 21st Century
Znet Article, January, 31 2009
Cyril Mychalejko
Mychalejko's ZSpace page
Much is being made across the political spectrum in the United States about Washington's waning influence in Latin America. The region has seen an emergence of left and center-left presidents voted into office, many as a result of budding social m...
Mychalejko: Canadian Company Threatens El Salvador with Free Trade Lawsuit Over Mining Project
Znet Article, December, 24 2008
Cyril Mychalejko
Mychalejko's ZSpace page
A Canadian mining company intends to sue El Salvador's government for several hundred million dollars if it is not granted permission to open a widely unpopular gold and silver mine that scientists warn would have devastating effects on local wate...
Mychalejko: Ecuador's Constitution Gives Rights to Nature
Znet Article, September, 25 2008
Cyril Mychalejko
Mychalejko's ZSpace page
Jaguars, spectacled bears, brown-headed spider monkeys, and plate-billed mountain toucans may all just breathe a little easier next week if Ecuadorians approve a new constitution in a referendum on Sunday that would grant these threatened animals'...
Mychalejko: September 11th From Chile to Washington: Bush Follows in Pinochet's Footsteps
Znet Article, September, 13 2008
Cyril Mychalejko
Mychalejko's ZSpace page
This is the legacy of human rights abuses September 11th sadly leaves us--a legacy first executed by former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, and, more recently renewed by an equally culpable President George W. Bush.
Mychalejko: UN Scolds Washington for War on Migrants
Znet Article, March, 21 2008
Cyril Mychalejko
Mychalejko's ZSpace page
The United Nations released a report this month scolding the United States for disregarding international law and violating the human rights of migrants...
Mychalejko: Iraqi Women Quietly Endure Horrors of War
Znet Article, March, 06 2008
Cyril Mychalejko
Mychalejko's ZSpace page
March 8 marks the 99th celebration of International Women's Day, a day to commemorate the political, social, and economic struggles and achievements of women globally.
Mychalejko: Ascendant Copper Risks Losing Mining Project in Ecuador
Znet Article, September, 29 2007
Cyril Mychalejko
Mychalejko's ZSpace page
The Ecuadorian government ordered Canada's Ascendant Copper to suspend all acti...
Mychalejko: Back to the Future in the Guatemalan Elections
Znet Article, September, 14 2007
Cyril Mychalejko
Mychalejko's ZSpace page
The S...
Mychalejko: U.N.: Mercenary Industry Poses Problems for Latin America
Znet Article, April, 27 2007
Cyril Mychalejko
Mychalejko's ZSpace page
The United Nations quietly released a report in March exposing an array of human rights abuses associated with a growing mercenary industry that is recruiting large numbers from Latin American countries.
Mychalejko: Washington Seeks Stronger Ties with Latin American Militaries
Znet Article, November, 29 2006
Cyril Mychalejko
Mychalejko's ZSpace page
President Bush, concerned by Washington's waning influence in Latin America as well as the current leftist shift in many of the region's capitals, signed a waiver on Oct. 2 that authorizes the U.S. military to resume certain types of training to a...
Mychalejko: Ecuador on the Edge: A Tale of Two Presidential Candidates
Znet Article, November, 06 2006
Cyril Mychalejko
Mychalejko's ZSpace page
The question of who wins the election race in Ecuador on November 26 may be overshadowed by the uncertainty over whether the winner ...
Mychalejko: Canada's Quiet Free Trade Agreement
Znet Article, October, 18 2006
Cyril Mychalejko
Mychalejko's ZSpace page
In June, Canada's International Trade Minister David L. Emerson gave a speech in Ottawa to Cana...
Mychalejko: Canadian Mining Project in Ecuador Tainted by Human Rights Abuses
Znet Article, September, 25 2006
Cyril Mychalejko
Mychalejko's ZSpace page
"Welcome to Ascendant Copper, a socially responsible corporate citizen," states the Canadian mining company's website. Ascendant also boasts of being a member of the UN Global Compac...
Mychalejko: Ecuadorians March for Justice in Quito
Znet Article, July, 19 2006
Cyril Mychalejko
Mychalejko's ZSpace page
Twelve buses carrying hundreds of people from Ecuador's Intag region arrived in Quito on July 12 for a two-day gathering and march to celebrate "life, dignity, rights and the defense of nature" and to unequivocally express their opposition to Cana...
Mychalejko: The Race for Latin America's Security Council Seat
Znet Article, June, 25 2006
Cyril Mychalejko
Mychalejko's ZSpace page
The United States has launched a diplomatic offensive to block Venezuela's bid for a two-year rotating seat on the United Nations Security Council. The U.S. instead is lobbying heavily for Guatemala to take over the seat being vacated by Argentina.
Mychalejko: Mining Days in Ecuador May Be Numbered
Znet Article, June, 07 2006
Cyril Mychalejko
Mychalejko's ZSpace page
Several hundred mining opponents, many carrying colorful banners, marched into the town square of Garcia Moreno, Ecuador on May 20 for a region-wide assembly concerning the mining activities of Canada's Ascendant Copper Corporation. A declaration...
Mychalejko: Ascendant Copper Corporation Meets Resistance in Ecuador
Znet Article, May, 16 2006
Cyril Mychalejko
Mychalejko's ZSpace page
In spite of criticism and resistance from local residents, Canadian mining company Ascendant Copper Corporation has big plans for its two large mining operations in Ecuador. "We are confident that Ecuador will grow to be one of the world's great...
Mychalejko: Mining Conflict in Ecuador Heats Up
Znet Article, December, 24 2005
Cyril Mychalejko
Mychalejko's ZSpace page
Dozens of Ecuadorians recently burnt down a building owned by Ascendant Copper Corporation to protest its mining activities in the area. The Canadian mining company claimed in a press release (1) that the structure burnt down was a community healt...
