Democracy Now : December 26 : Human Rights In Peru. Mayan Indians.solar Energy

DEMOCRACY NOW : DECEMBER 26 : HUMAN RIGHTS IN PERU. SOLAR ENERGY / Pacifica Foundation| Produced by Julie Drizin and Amy Goodman| hosted by Amy Goodman. - Democracy Now is a daily election year program which takes an in-depth look at the political landscape and interviews visionaries from all walks of life, including member of grassroots orgranizations who challenge the status quo. - CONTENT: pt.1. Political headlines (3:00) -- pt.2. Human Rights in Peru| Peruvian hostage crisis enters it's second week and the nature of Peru's judicial system remains a key negotiating point between the rebel forces and the president| guest Francisco Soberon of the pro-human rights association in Peru (16:00) -- pt.3. Mayan Indians living in the central American country of Belize have launched an international campaign to stop a massive logging effort that threatens their homes, villages and livihoods| guest Julian Cho, Chair of the Toledo-Maya Cultural Center and Jim Anaya, a lawyer with the Indian Law Resource Center (19:00) -- pt.4. Solar Energy| environmentalists in the US fight against harmful fossil fuels and dangerous nuclear energy to power the nations homes and industries| guests John O'Connor and Dan Berman, authors of the book, Who Owns The Sun| People, Politics and the Struggle for a Solar Economy(17:00) - Broadcast December 25, 1996