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Guatemalan court faces calls to halt former dictator's genocide trial
As a verdict in Ríos Montt's trial nears, some – including the president – deny the alleged 1980s genocide took place and warn that a guilty verdict could throw Guatemala into chaos.
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A roar of protest envelopes Venezuela as opposition calls for vote recount (+video)
Fireworks and clanging pots and pans are Venezuela's post presidential election soundtrack. Tensions have been steadily rising since the electoral council announced Maduro's slim victory over Capriles.
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Peru: As Shining Path's political arm grows, government clamps down
The Shining Path terrorized Peru in the 1980s and '90s. But the recent growth of its political wing has prompted Peru's government to introduce a muzzle law that some say goes too far.
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Opinion: Yemen loses a dictator, but not his shadow
Yemen elected a new president this week, but one of the conditions for the vote was complete amnesty for the ousted longtime dictator, Ali Abdullah Saleh. Whether that amnesty will eventually be overturned has implications for Yemen, and other dictators in the region.
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2011 Reflections: the end of a landmark year for Latin America
Seven Monitor correspondents reflect on the world's hot spots. In this installment, Sara Miller Llana says Latin America has economically boomed this year as the US and Europe struggle.
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Seeking justice for victims across borders
The nonprofit group CJA tracks down those who commit crimes in one country and flee to another – and hauls them into court.
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Peru swears in new president: Who is Ollanta Humala?
Peru's new President Ollanta Humala is a former Army officer who once led a rebellion. He faces the task of maintaining rapid economic growth while diffusing growing social unrest.
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Peru election highlights decline of Latin America's hard-core left
The rebranding of left-leaning populist Ollanta Humala ahead of today's Peru election shows the wide spectrum of leftism in today's Latin America and how the most radical fold has started to wane.
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Peru votes in divisive battle of the populists
Conservative Congresswoman Keiko Fujimori and left-leaning retired military officer Ollanta Humala have ratcheted up negative campaign tactics in the run-up to today's Peru election.
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Why Peruvian democracy will survive Sunday's election
Both Humala and Fujimori are polarizing figures with many detractors, which could translate into widespread blank ballots Sunday. But democracy isn't just about presidents and presidential elections.
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Peru, Colombia, and Chile merge stock markets
The market alliance of the three right-leaning nations spanning most of South America's Pacific coast gives investors better exposure to assets linked to the region’s natural resources and its rising middle class.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/19
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The Monitor's View: Arab uprising: What to do with dictators?
Immunity or prosecution for the dictators of Yemen, Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya? Trends favor prosecution, but it must be justly carried out.
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The battle to become Peru's next president
Analysts predict a tight June 5 runoff after this weekend's presidential vote. Left-wing candidate Ollanta Humala is expected to face Congresswoman Keiko Fujimori, daughter of the imprisoned former president Alberto Fujimori.
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Leftist Humala leads Peru election polls, but undecided voters could cause upset
Eleven percent of the electorate was still undecided ahead of today's Peru election, a fact that could swing the vote away from leading candidate Ollanta Humala.
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In Pictures: Peru elections
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Peru election: How a president, a criminal, and a Nobel winner are deciding the race
Imprisoned former President Alberto Fujimori, current President Alan García, and Nobel Prize in Literature recipient Mario Vargas Llosa are replicating, in some ways, their own electoral circus from 20 years ago.
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Mario Vargas Llosa: Why the 2010 Nobel Prize winner stirs controversy in Peru
Mario Vargas Llosa's political identity as a right-wing maverick as made waves on both sides of Peru's political spectrum since the 1980s.
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Lori Berenson, convicted American terrorist, sent back to Peru prison
Lori Berenson was released on parole three months ago. But the mother of a 15-month old was sent back to prison Wednesday, after a judge in Peru struck down her parole. Berenson has served 15 years of a 20-year sentence. She was convicted of aiding Peruvian leftist rebels.
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What Joran van der Sloot can expect from Peruvian police
Peruvian police say they expect Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the murder of a Peruvian college student, to be in their custody by this weekend. The victim's father, Ricardo Flores, is a businessman with close ties to the Peruvian police.
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Peru farmers drop cocaine in favor of cocoa
Tapping into a niche market for organic cocoa, some Peruvian farmers have turned away from cocaine in favor of growing beans for high-end chocolate retailers in Europe and the US.
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Nicaragua is latest in Latin America to reject term limits
The most recent Latin American leader to overturn presidential term limits is Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega.
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Would Peru lawmaker Keiko Fujimori free her jailed dad?
Peru lawmaker Keiko Fujimori strongly suggested Wednesday that if she is elected president in 2011, she would pardon her jailed father, former president Alberto Fujimori.
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Former Peruvian President Fujimori's conviction a milestone
He's the first democratically elected Latin American leader found guilty in his own country of human rights abuses. But supporters are expected to protest.
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Opinion: We need a truth commission to uncover Bush-era wrongdoing
As Latin America's experience shows, there's great value in confronting official misdeeds.
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