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Research Friday: Why Give to International Charities?

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She has vast international experience since she was born in El Salvador and has lived in California, Arkansas, Mexico, Guatemala, and Arizona while also traveling to several other countries. New York: Random House, 2009. Karina Lungo is a graduate student in the MNpS program at Arizona State University. Migration Information Source.

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Guatemalan Police Archive Finds Evidence in Disappearance Case

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Garcia disappeared after being placed in police detention in Guatemala City. Montenegro founded the Mutual Support Group (GAM), one of the largest organizations representing the families of the disappeared in Guatemala. Tags: arrest HRDAG GAM Édgar Fernando Garcia archive Guatemala National Police Archive. Photo by Prensa Libre.

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Wikileaks War Data Reveal Underreporting of Iraqi Civilian Casualties

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This method has been used for estimating large-scale killings in Guatemala , Kosovo , Perú , Srebrenica , East Timor , and Colombia , among others. For the two lists available for Iraq (SIGACTS and IBC) a simple two-system MSE model ( the Lincoln-Peterson estimator ) can be applied.

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Benetech: President's Update

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Reviewing where we were at the beginning of 2009, it’s amazing to see the growth in impact that Benetech and our team have had in the world. Last summer I talked about our great summer interns and fellows and early this year, I sent a copy of our 20th Anniversary Report that talked about our entire history.