Latin Pulse: 8.14.2015

Pursuit of justice in major human rights cases in Central America provide the central focus this week on Latin Pulse. First, the program considers the potential extradition of Inocente Montano, a former high-ranking military official in El Salvador who a Spanish court is attempting to try for his part in ordering the massacre of Jesuit priests and religious workers. The second case concerns former dictator Efrain Rios Montt accused of genocide in the killing of Mayan villagers in Guatemala. The news segment of the program covers the controversies swirling around the reopening of the U.S. embassy in Havana. The program includes in-depth interviews with: Hector Silva of American University's Center for Latin American & Latino Studies (CLALS); and Kelsey Alford Jones of the Guatemala Human Rights Commission. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; Announcer: 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 Guatemala Cuba dissidents diplomacy Jesuits military Spain civil war indigenous issues El Salvador amnesty human rights Central America Inocente Montano Catholic Church Efrain Rios Montt U.S. State Department John Kerry Ronald Reagan Cold War health issues justice impunity genocide corruption oligarchy