Security in Latin America:
Human rights

Human rights: Antigua & Barbuda

• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1998: Antigua and Barbuda." From U.S. Department of State. 2/26/1999.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997: Antigua & Barbuda." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1998.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996: Antigua & Barbuda." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1997.

Human rights: Argentina

• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1998: Argentina." From U.S. Department of State. 2/26/1999.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997: Argentina." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1998.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996: Argentina." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1997.
• "Married to the Man Who Talked." By Joe Goldman. From First Page for Argentina. 03/16/1997.
• "Dirty War Captain Punished with Early Retirement." By Kaitlin Quistgard. From First Page for Argentina. 03/01/1996.

Human rights: Bahamas

• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1998: Bahamas." From U.S. Department of State. 2/26/1999.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997: Bahamas." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1998.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996: Bahamas." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1997.

Human rights: Barbados

• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1998: Barbados." From U.S. Department of State. 2/26/1999.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997: Barbados." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1998.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996: Barbados." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1997.

Human rights: Belize

• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1998: Belize." From U.S. Department of State. 2/26/1999.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997: Belize." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1998.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996: Belize." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1997.

Human rights: Bolivia

• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1998: Bolivia." From U.S. Department of State. 2/26/1999.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997: Bolivia." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1998.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996: Bolivia." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1997.

Human rights: Brazil

• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1998: Brazil." From U.S. Department of State. 2/26/1999.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997: Brazil." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1998.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996: Brazil." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1997.

Human rights: Chile

• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1998: Chile." From U.S. Department of State. 2/26/1999.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997: Chile." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1998.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996: Chile." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1997.

Human rights: Colombia

• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1998: Colombia." From U.S. Department of State. 2/26/1999.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997: Colombia." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1998.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996: Colombia." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1997.
• Amnesty International: Annual Report on Colombia 1999, 1998, 1997
• Amnesty International: "Enough IS Enough!" on the repression of Human Rights defenders: June 1999, February 1999
• Amnesty International: Barrancabermeja: a City under Siege, May 1999
• Amnesty International: "Colombia : Human Rights Defenders under Increasing Attack", March 1998
• Amnesty International: "Colombia: Paramilitaries, 'Disappearance' and Impunity", 1998
• Amnesty International: "Just What Do We Have to Do to Stay Alive?" report on the displaced, October 1997
• Amnesty International: "Hacienda Bellacruz: Land, Violence and Paramilitary Power", February 1997
• Human Rights Watch World Report entry on Colombia: 1999, 1998
• Human Rights Watch Book online: War Without Quarter: Colombia and International Humanitarian Law, October 1998
• Human Rights Watch Summary of book: Colombia's Killer Networks,The Military-Paramilitary Partnership and the United States
• 1999 Report on Colombia, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva
• 1997 Report on Colombia, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva
• Organization of American States, Inter-American Commision on Human Rights: Report on the Human Rights Situation in Colombia 1999, 1993
• Noam Chomsky: On Colombia and the Balkans, from The Guardian, March 1999
• Noam Chomsky: The Culture of Fear, 1996
• Noam Chomsky: Social Cleansing, Human Rights, and Sexual Orientation in Colombia, 1996
• Colombia Human Rights Network Newsletter: Fall 1998 - Winter 1999, April 1999
• Colombia Support Network Report on massacres during the first of half of 1999
• Colombia Support Network Article: The Guatemalization of Colombia
• Colombia Support Network Opinion article from Christian Science Monitor Supporting Human Rights in Colombia
• Colombia Support Network Record of Colombia's 1998 Political Violence
• Consultoria para los Derechos Humanos y el Desplazamiento (CODHES): Codhes Informa: Statistics and figures on the displaced in Colombia
• Consultoria para los Derechos Humanos y el Desplazamiento (CODHES): Informe Bogotá: Statistics and figures on the displaced living in Bogotá
• PEN American Center on the freedom of press in Colombia
• Reporters Sans Frontieres on the freedom of press in Colombia
• U.S. Committee for Refugees Colombia Report: Displacement in Colombia
• U.S. Committee for Refugees: Standing Beside the Displaced: International Accompaniment
• U.S. Committee for Refugees Synopsis of refugee situation in Colombia
• U.S. Committee for Refugees RealAudio Testimony: Eliseo of Colombia, discusses his life since he was forced to flee from his home
  • Eliseo's Testimony, Written
• U.S. Committee for Refugees: La Crisis Silenciosa en Colombia [Spanish]
• U.S. Committee for Refugees: New Violence Against Human Rights Workers
• U.S. Committee for Refugees Statement on Human Rights in Colombia by Congressman Sam Farr, February 1999
• U.S. Committee for Refugees: Death Squads Kill More than 100 in Colombia
• U.S. Committee for Refugees: Venezuela and Colombia Repatriate Refugees through Intimidation
• U.S. Committee for Refugees: Letter to Colombian President, Andres Pastrana
• U.S. Committee for Refugees: Letter to Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez
• Washington Office on Latin America: Scholar Alejandro Reyes on the Geography of Political Violence and Drug Trafficking in Colombia, April 1998
• Washington Office on Latin America: Summary Report of Losing Ground: Human Rights Advocates Under Attack in Colombia, October 1997

Human rights: Costa Rica

• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1998: Costa Rica." From U.S. Department of State. 2/26/1999.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997: Costa Rica." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1998.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996: Costa Rica." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1997.

Human rights: Cuba

• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1998: Cuba." From U.S. Department of State. 2/26/1999.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997: Cuba." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1998.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996: Cuba." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1997.

Human rights: Dominica

• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1998: Dominica." From U.S. Department of State. 2/26/1999.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997: Dominica." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1998.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996: Dominica." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1997.

Human rights: Dominican Republic

• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1998: Dominican Republic." From U.S. Department of State. 2/26/1999.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997: Dominican Republic." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1998.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996: Dominican Republic." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1997.

Human rights: Ecuador

• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1998: Ecuador." From U.S. Department of State. 2/26/1999.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997: Ecuador." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1998.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996: Ecuador." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1997.

Human rights: El Salvador

• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1998: El Salvador." From U.S. Department of State. 2/26/1999.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997: El Salvador." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1998.
• "El Salvador's Death Squads: New Evidence from U.S. Documents." By Lauren Gilbert. From Center for International Policy. 03/01/1994.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996: El Salvador." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1997.

Human rights: Grenada

• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1998: Grenada." From U.S. Department of State. 2/26/1999.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997: Grenada." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1998.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996: Grenada." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1997.

Human rights: Guatemala

• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1998: Guatemala." From U.S. Department of State. 2/26/1999.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997: Guatemala." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1998.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996: Guatemala." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1997.

Human rights: Guyana

• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1998: Guyana." From U.S. Department of State. 2/26/1999.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997: Guyana." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1998.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996: Guyana." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1997.

Human rights: Haiti

• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1998: Haiti." From U.S. Department of State. 2/26/1999.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997: Haiti." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1998.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996: Haiti." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1997.

Human rights: Honduras

• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1998: Honduras." From U.S. Department of State. 2/26/1999.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997: Honduras." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1998.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996: Honduras." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1997.

Human rights: Jamaica

• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1998: Jamaica." From U.S. Department of State. 2/26/1999.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997: Jamaica." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1998.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996: Jamaica." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1997.

Human rights: Mexico

• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1998: Mexico." From U.S. Department of State. 2/26/1999.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997: Mexico." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1998.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996: Mexico." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1997.

Human rights: Nicaragua

• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1998: Nicaragua." From U.S. Department of State. 2/26/1999.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997: Nicaragua." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1998.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996: Nicaragua." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1997.

Human rights: Panama

• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1998: Panama." From U.S. Department of State. 2/26/1999.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997: Panama." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1998.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996: Panama." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1997.

Human rights: Paraguay

• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1998: Paraguay." From U.S. Department of State. 2/26/1999.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997: Paraguay." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1998.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996: Paraguay." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1997.

Human rights: Peru

• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1998: Peru." From U.S. Department of State. 2/26/1999.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997: Peru." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1998.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996: Peru." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1997.
• "Update on Human Rights and Democracy-Related Issues in Peru." By Coletta Youngers. From Washington Office on Latin America. 11/25/1996.

Human rights: St. Kitts & Nevis

• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1998: St. Kitts and Nevis." From U.S. Department of State. 2/26/1999.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997: St. Kitts & Nevis." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1998.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996: St. Kitts & Nevis." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1997.

Human rights: St. Lucia

• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1998: St. Lucia." From U.S. Department of State. 2/26/1999.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997: St. Lucia." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1998.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996: St. Lucia." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1997.

Human rights: St. Vincent & the Grenadines

• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1998: St. Vincent and the Grenadines." From U.S. Department of State. 2/26/1999.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997: St. Vincent & the Grenadines." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1998.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996: St. Vincent & the Grenadines." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1997.

Human rights: Suriname

• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1998: Suriname." From U.S. Department of State. 2/26/1999.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997: Suriname." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1998.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996: Suriname." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1997.

Human rights: Trinidad & Tobago

• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1998: Trinidad and Tobago." From U.S. Department of State. 2/26/1999.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997: Trinidad & Tobago." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1998.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996: Trinidad & Tobago." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1997.

Human rights: Uruguay

• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1998: Uruguay." From U.S. Department of State. 2/26/1999.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997: Uruguay." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1998.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996: Uruguay." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1997.

Human rights: Venezuela

• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1998: Venezuela." From U.S. Department of State. 2/26/1999.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997: Venezuela." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1998.
• "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996: Venezuela." From U.S. Department of State. 01/30/1997.