* Ecuador: A statement from oil giant Chevron called for Ecuadorian authorities to investigate a judge that handed down a multibillion-dollar verdict against the oil giant last February.
* Latin America: The U.N.'s Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean said that the region’s economic growth is expected to slow down to 3.7% in 2012.
* U.S.: Attorneys representing fourteen Latin American countries filed an amicus brief criticizing a Utah anti-immigration law that “dangerously contributes to a patchwork of laws that impede effective and consistent diplomatic relations.”
* Haiti: The number of cholera cases reportedly continues to decline one year after an outbreak of the disease killed over 7000 people.
Image Source – Flickr via Steve Snodgrass (CC BY 2.0)
Online Sources- NPR, The Latin Americanist, Monsters & Critics, Deseret News, Huffington Post
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