Despite relatively better human rights records and environmental protection policies, Latin America and the Caribbean lead the world in murders of ...
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The risky business of environmental activism in Latin America
Sofia Rivas & Mercedes Hoffay |
The burdens placed on civil society in Latin America
Mishella Romo and Sofia Rivas |
Civil society organizations thrive in healthy democracies, but their role as watchdogs of governments and "gap-fillers" providing where the government is ...
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Will Zika change the region’s attitudes toward abortion?
The Zika virus has raised the issue of abortion in Latin America, where a number of countries such as El Salvador, Nicaragua and Chile restrict the right ...
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Shoot out at the OAS corral: the vote over the June 23 agenda
Sofia Rivas & Amy Williams |
It didn’t seem like much at first—the vote to approve the agenda at June 23 meeting of the OAS Permanent Council. But behind the scenes, Venezuela had ...
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Unacceptable setbacks
Conectas Human Rights |
In addition to bringing in an all-white male cabinet, Brazilian interim president Michel Temer has made his priorities clear as he downgrades the ...
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The president who talked too much
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One thing in Venezuela is definitely not in short supply: presidential rhetoric. In fact, while the economy veers toward 700 percent currency inflation, ...
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LatinAmericaGoesGlobal contributor forced to leave Nicaragua
In Managua to conduct research on the planned Nicaraguan pan-isthmian canal, our regular contributor, R. Evan Ellis, was unceremoniously shown the exit ...
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