Links but No Update for June 13, 2010

[We are unable to send out an Update this week. We'll be back next week. Below are links to stories from other sources.]

Americas Program Biodiversity Report, June 2010
http://www.cipamericas.org/archives/2528

Bolivia: congress advances indigenous justice system bill
http://www.ww4report.com/node/8741

Afghan lithium bonanza bad break for Bolivia?
http://www.ww4report.com/node/8751

Peru inaugurates Hunt Oil LNG plant —amid controversy
http://www.ww4report.com/node/8740

Peru: peasants block roads to demand water rights
http://www.ww4report.com/node/8739

Peru passes "prior consultation" law on indigenous peoples
http://www.ww4report.com/node/8726

Amnesty International Asks Peru To Drop Charges Against Indigenous Leader Alberto Pizango
http://latindispatch.com/2010/05/31/amnesty-international-calls-for-release-of-peruvian-indigenous-leader-alberto-pizango/

Colombia: army colonel gets 30 years for Palace of Justice disappearances
http://www.ww4report.com/node/8738

Colombia: Ten Injured as Riot Police Break Strike at Calgary-Owned Oil Company
http://upsidedownworld.org/main/news-briefs-archives-68/2541-colombia-ten-injured-as-riot-police-break-strike-at-calgary-owned-oil-company

Another Trade Union Leader Assassinated in Colombia
http://upsidedownworld.org/main/news-briefs-archives-68/2533-another-trade-union-leader-assassinated-in-colombia

The Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement: Forgery, Murder, and Deception
http://upsidedownworld.org/main/news-briefs-archives-68/2530-the-canada-colombia-free-trade-agreement-forgery-murder-and-deception

Against the Odds: Fighting Canada’s Free Trade Deal With Colombia
https://nacla.org/node/6604

Venezuela scores initial win in Exxon arbitration case
http://www.ww4report.com/node/8747

Venezuela orders arrest of anti-Chávez TV boss
http://www.ww4report.com/node/7355#comment-320611

Goldcorp Drilled by Shareholders for Mining Projects in Central America
http://upsidedownworld.org/main/news-briefs-archives-68/2535--goldcorp-drilled-by-shareholders-for-mining-projects-in-central-america

Clinton Urges OAS to Forget Coup, Readmit Honduras
http://upsidedownworld.org/main/honduras-archives-46/2531-clinton-urges-oas-to-forget-coup-readmit-honduras-

Guatemala: prosecutor general on corruption allegations
http://www.ww4report.com/node/8408#comment-320612

Mexican Police Attack Cananea Mine, Beating and Arresting Striking Miners
http://upsidedownworld.org/main/news-briefs-archives-68/2529-mexican-police-attack-cananea-mine-beating-and-arresting-striking-miners-

Mexico: police attack striking workers at Cananea mine
http://www.ww4report.com/node/8727

Mexico: Civil Society Divided Ahead of Climate Summit
http://upsidedownworld.org/main/mexico-archives-79/2527-mexico-civil-society-divided-ahead-of-climate-summit

Second Humanitarian Caravan Braves Danger in Oaxaca
http://upsidedownworld.org/main/mexico-archives-79/2532--second-humanitarian-caravan-braves-danger-in-oaxaca

Mexico: 39 killed in Chihuahua, Tamaulipas violence
http://www.ww4report.com/node/8746

Pemex suit charges US firms in gas smuggling (Mexico)
http://www.ww4report.com/node/8725

Mexico Elections 2010: Upping the Ante in Oaxaca
http://upsidedownworld.org/main/mexico-archives-79/2540-mexico-elections-2010-upping-the-ante-in-oaxaca

Violence Against Journalists in Mexico: An Interview With Laura Castellanos
https://nacla.org/node/6598

Manufacturing a Border Crisis (Mexico)
http://www.cipamericas.org/archives/2508

Mexico protests "disproportionate" use of force in Border Patrol killing
http://www.ww4report.com/node/8728

Video Emerges In The Shooting Of Mexican Boy By Border Agents; Elicits Criticism From Calderón
http://latindispatch.com/2010/06/11/video-emerges-in-the-shooting-of-mexican-boy-by-border-agents-elicits-criticism-from-calderon/

As "Temporary" Camps Linger, Tensions Rise with Haitian Landowners
http://upsidedownworld.org/main/news-briefs-archives-68/2534--as-qtemporaryq-camps-linger-tensions-rise-with-haitian-landowners

Private Contractors and Covert Wars in Latin America
http://upsidedownworld.org/main/international-archives-60/2539-private-contractors-and-covert-wars-in-latin-america