IMMIGRANT FAMILIES CALL FOR REFORM – Less than a month before the mass mobilization for immigration reform planned for  April 10th in Washington, D.C., more than 100 families of undocumented immigrants from all over the country came to knock on doors in Congress. Legislators listened to the personal stories of suffering because of family separation and renewed expectations for immigration reform in 2013. José López Zamorano reports from Capitol Hill.

FROM PRISONER TO ATTORNEY – When he was an adolescent, Francis “Frankie” Guzmán was sentenced to 15 years in jail for stealing a car and robbing a liquor store. Now he is an attorney and advocate for juvenile justice, giving talks in schools and youth detention centers. Guzmán is also the recipient of a prestigious Soros Justice Fellowship, studying alternatives for sentencing youth who commit serious crimes, instead of punishing them as adults. As part of a series about the school-to-prison pipeline, we spoke with Frankie Guzmán on Radio Bilingüe’s national talkshow Línea Abierta, and we present a segment of the conversation.

WOMEN DENOUNCE SEXUAL TORTURE BEFORE HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANISM – When the current president of Mexico was governor of the state of Mexico, more than 200 people were arrested in the towns of Texcoco and San Salvador Atenco, and according to reports, at least 11 women were raped during the police operations. A representative of the women confronted the Mexican government in a hearing at the Interamerican Commission on Human Rights in Washington, D.C. During the hearing, the Mexican government offered a friendly agreement to resolve the case, but it was rejected by the women. Raúl Silva has more details of the international case.