1/27/12

Latin Pulse: 1.27.2012

This week, the controversial case of Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Leopoldo Lopez took an interesting turn as he dropped from the race to throw his support to rival Henrique Capriles Radonski. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights had ruled that Lopez should be allowed to run for office and have his rights restored after a move by the Venezuelan government to suspend him due to unproven charges of corruption. After the court ruling, the Venezuelan government announced Lopez would be allowed on the ballot but if he won uncertainties remained if he would be allowed to take office. These questions may yet re-emerge if Lopez becomes Capriles' running mate. This week's Latin Pulse focuses on this complex case and other controversies between Venezuela, Ecuador and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. The program also features an in-depth interview about the issue of extractive commodities in the Amazon rainforest.

In-Depth Interviews:
Claudio Grossman of the Washington College of Law at American University; and
Eve Bratman of American University.

Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell

Associate Producer: Vanessa Haces Gonzatti

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(The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.)























1/20/12

Latin Pulse: 1.20.2012

The recent trip of Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Latin America is this week's focus on Latin Pulse. But the program also includes an in-depth interview about the drug war in Colombia. Also, there's news coverage of the inauguration of Otto Perez Molina as Guatemala's new president.

In-Depth Interviews:
Cynthia Arnson of the Woodrow Wilson Center; and
Steven Dudley of InsightCrime.org.

Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell

Associate Producer: Vanessa Haces Gonzatti

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(The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.)


















1/13/12

Latin Pulse: 1.13.2012

With the planned inauguration this weekend of former general Otto Perez Molina as the new president of Guatemala, concern turns to the indigenous communities of that country, once targets of genocide at the hands of Guatemala's military. This edition of Latin Pulse takes a special look at indigenous issues throughout the hemisphere, with a focus not only on Guatemala, but also Bolivia, and review of the administration of Alejandro Toledo in Peru. The news segment of the program includes a report about the tour of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad through Latin America and Iran's links to Venezuela.

In-Depth Interviews:
Kelsey Alford-Jones of the Guatemala Human Rights Commission; and
Rob Albro of American University.

Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell

Associate Producer: Lydia Beyoud

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(The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.)















1/5/12

Latin Pulse: 1.05.2012

The first program of the new year examines how Mexico and other Latin American countries may provide a financial buffer in the global financial crisis. Can Mexico, Brazil, Peru and other countries come to the aid of Europe? This edition of Latin Pulse, also looks at the new multinational diplomatic organization the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC, by its Spanish acronym) and what that means for the Organization of American States (OAS). The program's news segment deals with the legal finding in Ecuador against Chevron for polluting the Amazon.

In-Depth Interviews:
Manuel Suarez-Mier of American University; and
Anthony Quainton of American University.

Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell

Associate Producer: Lydia Beyoud

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(The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.)