New Report Rejects Mexico’s Explanation of Missing 43 Students
A new report finds that the Mexican government did not properly examine forensic evidence or investigate leads to help find 43 missing students on the night of their disappearance.
Central America
Guatemalans Push President to Resign
Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina resigned and was arrested after thousands of Guatemalans took to the streets to protest peacefully for his impeachment.
Who am I? (November/December 2015)
Can you name this Guatemalan activist?
Interview with Student Spokesperson for Caravana43, Ricardo Lezama
IndyKids reporter Soledad Aguilar-Colón interviews a student spokesperson for Caravana 43, an international group of protestors seeking justice for the 43 Ayotzinapa students who went missing in Mexico on September 26, 2014.
The Child Migrant Crisis
Since October 2013, more than 63,000 unaccompanied children have arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border, double the number from the same period last year. Many of them have come from Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras to reunite with family in the United States or escape violence in their countries.
Honduran President Ousted
The President of Honduras, a country in Central America, was taken from his home in the middle of the night by the Honduran military and flown to neighboring Costa Rica on June 28. Large protests took place for months against President Manuel Zelaya’s ouster.
