Links but No Update for August 11, 2013

[There is no Update this week; we'll be back next week. Below are links to stories from other sources.]

Latin America Lags on Reproductive Rights
http://upsidedownworld.org/main/international-archives-60/4414-latin-america-lags-on-reproductive-rights

Kirchner Promotes UNASUR and CELAC, Criticizes NSA spying at UN Security Council (Argentina)
http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/the-americas-blog/kirchner-promotes-latin-american-integration-criticizes-nsa-spying-at-un-security-council

Chile: judge rejects prosecution of ex-general
http://ww4report.com/node/12513

Get your legal marijuana high in Uruguay
http://upsidedownworld.org/main/news-briefs-archives-68/4406-get-your-legal-marijuana-high-in-uruguay

Greenwald Testifies to Brazilian Senate about NSA Espionage Targeting Brazil and Latin America
http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/the-americas-blog/greenwald-testifies-to-brazilian-senate-about-nsa-espionage-targeting-brazil-and-latin-america

Peru: government denies existence of indigenous peoples —again
http://ww4report.com/node/12500#comment-451573

Road Wars of Colombian Amazonia
http://ww4report.com/node/12518

Colombian Town Says ‘No’ to Gold Mine
http://upsidedownworld.org/main/colombia-archives-61/4409-colombian-town-says-no-to-gold-mine

Colombia: coca production down as narcos diversify portfolio
http://ww4report.com/node/12517

Venezuela: Yukpa killed in land confrontation
http://ww4report.com/node/12514

Armed Groups in Venezuela's Capital Disarm
http://venezuelanalysis.com/news/9922

Honduras: Expanding Palm Oil Empires In The Name Of ‘Green Energy’ And “Sustainable Development’
http://upsidedownworld.org/main/news-briefs-archives-68/4411-honduras-expanding-palm-oil-empires-in-the-name-of-green-energy-and-sustainable-development

The Murder of Tomas Garcia by the Honduran MilitaryThe Murder of Tomas Garcia by the Honduran Military
http://upsidedownworld.org/main/honduras-archives-46/4412-the-murder-of-tomas-garcia-by-the-honduran-military

What's "Rural" in Honduran Immigration?
http://upsidedownworld.org/main/news-briefs-archives-68/4413-whats-qruralq-in-honduran-immigration-

Guatemala’s ‘Femicide’ Courts Hold Out New Hope for Justice
http://upsidedownworld.org/main/news-briefs-archives-68/4407-guatemalas-femicide-courts-hold-out-new-hope-for-justice

Huichol indigenous People and Desert Dwellers Unite in Defense of Sacred Land (Mexico)
http://www.cipamericas.org/archives/10212

It begins with respect: the meaning of living well for the Tseltal and Tsotsil Mayans of Chiapas (Mexico)
http://intercontinentalcry.org/it-begins-with-respect-the-meaning-of-living-well-for-the-tseltal-and-tsotsil-mayans-of-chiapas/

‘Til Debt do us Part’-Mexico Financial Reforms
http://www.cipamericas.org/archives/10229

Leahy Freeze on Mexico Drug War Funds Will Save Lives and Money
http://www.cipamericas.org/archives/10223

Mexico: notorious kingpin Caro Quintero freed
http://ww4report.com/node/12521

CARICOM Moves Forward with Reparations Committee (Caribbean)
http://nacla.org/blog/2013/8/8/caricom-moves-forward-reparations-committee

Defending the History and Culture of Ciudad Juarez (Mexico)
http://fnsnews.nmsu.edu/defending-the-history-and-culture-of-ciudad-juarez/

Arizona Border Crosser Deaths at Record High (US/immigration)
http://www.cipamericas.org/archives/10148

Lost in the System: Unidentified Bodies on the Border (US/immigration)
http://nacla.org/news/2013/8/6/lost-system-unidentified-bodies-border

Dream 9 Continue to Challenge Unjust Immigration Policies (US/immigration)
http://nacla.org/blog/2013/8/7/dream-9-continue-challenge-unjust-immigration-policies

NACLA-Global Voices Podcast—Latin America: Migrant Journeys (US/immigration)
http://nacla.org/blog/2013/8/8/nacla-global-voices-podcast%E2%80%94latin-america-migrant-journeys