* Haiti: The country’s physically disabled aren’t the only people with disabilities hurt by January’s tremor; according to the New York Times Haiti’s mental health system is at “the point of collapse.”* Chile: The government may raise mining royalties as part of a plan to pay for post-earthquake reconstruction efforts.
* Guatemala: Local human rights groups are peeved at a judge’s decision to release the former army officer convicted of killing activist Bishop Juan Gerardi.
* Panama: An estimated 10,000 protesters marched in Panama City against the policies of President Ricardo Martinelli.
Image – Guardian UK (Some survivors of Haiti’s massive January earthquake live in makeshift tent camps).
Online Sources- The Latin Americanist, New York Times, Reuters, Washington Post, LAHT
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