Latin Pulse: 4.24.2015

Justice, human rights and immigration policy regarding Central America provide the triple themes this week on Latin Pulse. The program focuses on the extradition case of Inocente Montano, a former colonel and leader for the Salvadoran military during El Salvador's civil war. Spanish authorities want Montano sent to Spain to face human rights charges connected to the massacre of Jesuit priests at a university in San Salvador. The program also looks at Congressional concerns over U.S. immigration policy in Central America. The news segment of the program reviews the controversial trade mission to Cuba of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. The program includes in-depth interviews with: Geoff Thale of the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA); and Eric Olson of the Woodrow Wilson Center. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; Producer: Jim Singer; and Production Assistant: Sierra Hancock. (To download or stream this podcast, click here.) (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 42 MB.) podcast news Latin America diplomacy politics Guatemala Honduras justice immigration Cuba Catholics Jesuits Mexico military United States Barack Obama impunity crime El Salvador police Central America human rights Inocente Montano civil war economics violence homocide gangs corruption trade U.S. Congress Inter-American Development Bank death squads United Nations Joe Biden migrant children economic development undocumented immigration