59 p., Examines policy and progress in the Western Hemisphere, focusing on the second Summit of the Americas in Santiago, Chile, as a reflection of US government policy toward Latin America, and economic conditions, migrant rights, prison conditions, education, and other human rights issues; 1990s. Some focus on the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IAHCR), and the US International Development Agency (USAID).