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OAS Human Rights Body Demands Protection for Guatemalan Election Winner Amid Plot Rumors

Associated Press

The Organization of American States’ human rights commission asked Thursday that Guatemala provide protection for Bernardo Arévalo, the winner of the country’s Aug. 20 elections, after reports emerged of a possible plot to kill him.

More from WPR: Guatemala Election Follows Regional Trend, but Offers Some Hope

Head of Mexico’s Agency for Finding Missing People Resigns

By Christine Murray | Financial Times

The head of Mexico’s agency for finding missing people has resigned abruptly amid a government review that some activists fear is aimed at artificially reducing the figure ahead of elections next year.

More from WPR: AMLO Doubles Down on Mexico’s Failed Security Policy

Nicaraguan Government Bans Jesuit Order and Says All its Property Will be Confiscated

Associated Press

Nicaragua’s government on Wednesday declared the Jesuit religious order illegal and ordered the confiscation of all its property. The move comes one week after the government of President Daniel Ortega confiscated the Jesuit-run University of Central America in Nicaragua, arguing it was a “center of terrorism.”

More from WPR: In Nicaragua, Ortega’s Crackdown on the Catholic Church Takes a New Turn

Chinese-Backed Port Project in Peru to Be the ‘Gateway From South America to Asia,’ Official Says

By Franklin Briceño | Associated Press

The $1.3 billion project will offer a direct route to China with a travel time reduction for ships of 10 days, according to officials of the state-owned Chinese company which owns the port. Officials say ships traveling from South America to China normally take more than 45 days with stops in Central America, Mexico or the United States.