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Investigative journalism: Latin America’s riskiest business

Jimena Galindo and Victoria Gaytan | August 11, 2017

In the past decade, journalism has become a deadly profession in Latin America. Attacks on freedom of expression aren’t restricted to journalists; human ...
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Five Latin American girls leading the way

Jimena Galindo | July 21, 2017

In honor of Malala Day, here are 5 girls in the hemisphere that have become courageous and active voices for rights.
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What does defeat at OAS meeting portend for U.S. influence in the Americas?

Michael J. Camilleri | June 23, 2017

The defeat of U.S. candidate to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is a troubling sign of declining U.S. leverage and moral authority in the ...
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Five young Latin Americans leading the LGBTQ+ fight

June 22, 2017

As a way to honor LGBT Pride Month, which takes place every year in June in remembrance of 1969's Stonewall riots in Manhattan, NYC, Global Americans ...
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From activists to politics

Victoria Gaytan | June 22, 2017

Latin Americans’ activism is a driving force behind the LGBTQ+ community’s biggest milestones in the fight for equal rights. But political representation ...
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OAS elects three new members to the IACHR

William Naylor | June 22, 2017

Last month, we profiled and scored all seven nominees and interviewed the U.S. nominee, Doug Cassel. Yesterday, the OAS elected candidates from Brazil, ...
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OAS 47th General Assembly 2017: What to look for

Jimena Galindo | June 16, 2017

Next week the hemisphere’s foreign ministers—including U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson—will gather in Cancun. They will vote on IACHR commissioners and ...
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