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 Indigenous
Peoples:
For most of the past 500 years, to be an indigenous
person in the Americas meant to be eliminated, assimilated or
ignored. It is a story that makes for painful reading, but at
last, that story is being told. As nations gain a deeper, more
accurate understanding of what happened, they are finding ways
to redress past wrongs. Indigenous peoples are beginning to
receive new respect for claims to their rights, their land,
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Urban
Heritage:
Proponents in Latin America and
the Caribbean are turning to local communities and the private
sector to help design and carry out preservation programs that
will serve their own economic and social interests. |
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Judicial
Reform:
For much of this century, the
dismal condition of the judiciary in Latin America and the Caribbean
was overshadowed by ideological wars and military dictatorships.
But in recent years, as democratic stability has taken root
in the region, the judiciary has become the object of relentless
public scrutiny. Numerous reform programs are currently underway,
but progress has turned out to be extraordinarily difficult.
This special supplement examines the case of El Salvador, a
country that has embarked on one of the region's most radical
efforts to make justice work. |
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