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Mexican policeman accused of stealing aid
Dec 29 2005 10:43PM (CT)
TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico (AP) - Seven policemen in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas were detained Thursday on suspicion of stealing relief packages intended for hurricane victims, the latest in a string of scandals involving the misuse of donated aid.
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Bolivia leader won't OK coca eradication
Dec 29 2005 10:22PM (CT)
ETERAZAMA, Bolivia (AP) - President-elect Evo Morales traveled to the heart of Bolivia coca-growing region to reinforce a campaign theme: he will not permit the widespread destruction of the country's coca crop.
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More Guantanamo prisoners on hunger strike
Dec 29 2005 10:00PM (CT)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - The number of detainees on hunger strike at the U.S. military detention facility in Guantanamo Bay more than doubled in the last week to 84, an official said Thursday.
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Peru human rights groups allege threats
Dec 29 2005 4:33PM (CT)
LIMA, Peru (AP) - Peruvian human rights groups detailed at least 46 cases this year of threats and intimidation targeting investigators and witnesses pursuing human rights abuses allegedly committed by the military during the height of the Shining Path insurgency.
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Groups: Peru president bowing to pressure
Dec 29 2005 4:16PM (CT)
LIMA, Peru (AP) - After taking office nearly five years ago, President Alejandro Toledo condemned military human rights violations during Peru's battle with Shining Path guerrillas and sought broad reforms to put the armed forces under civilian control.
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