The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a new opportunity to revitalize the meaning of the commemorations that have been important to justice and human rights movements in Argentina.
26 years after AMIA bombing, Argentines create digital commemorations amid pandemic
By Natasha Zaretsky / 
Brazil and the Southern Cone
The State of LGBT+ Rights in the Americas
Global Americans hosts a panel on LGBT+ rights in the Americas to discuss legal advancements, how the community is affected by COVID-19 and what more needs to be done.
Brazil and the Southern Cone
Latin America: Civil and political rights in the time of a pandemic
By David Lovatón Palacios /
Governments across Latin America have taken exceptional measures to stop the uncontrollable spread of COVID-19. Faced with this, there is a valid fear that these measures could exacerbate abuses of power or increase human rights violations.
Cuba
Fear and loathing of civil society in Cuba
By Armando Chaguaceda & Claudia Gonzáles /
The Cuban government’s ideologically-driven operating principle has always been that only the state can define and promote minority interests. The independent LGBTI+ marches in May demonstrated the government’s fear of its citizens’ growing sense of autonomy.
Asia & Latin America
Piñera, PROSUR and autocratic China
By Gabriel Salvia /
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A month after promoting the establishment of PROSUR, Chilean President Sebastián Piñera contradicted the central principles of the new regional bloc during a trip to China.
Human Rights & Social Inclusion
Former U.S. IACHR members and nominees urge State Department not to withdraw funding
The letter comes as State considers withdrawing funding in the wake of a letter from nine Republican Senators who claim the U.S. should withdraw funding because the Commission lobbies “for abortion in Latin America in direct contravention of U.S. law.”
Human Rights & Social Inclusion
An interview with Hunter Carter about the legal fight for marriage equality
In our fifth episode, Chris Sabatini and Ken Frankel speak to Hunter Carter, partner at Arent Fox LLP and co-founder of the Alliance for Marriage in the Americas (AMAmericas), to discuss marriage equality and LGBTQ rights in Latin America.
Human Rights & Social Inclusion
OAS Permanent Council rejects Nicolas Maduro’s new term
By Victoria Gaytan /
With 19 votes in favor, the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) agreed “to not recognize the legitimacy of Nicolas Maduro’s new term as of the 10th of January of 2019.”
Democracy & Elections
Under AMLO, Mexico’s government becomes an enabler
By Victoria Gaytan /
A Grupo de Lima founding member and a champion of restoring democracy in Venezuela under previous administrations, Mexico under AMLO has scaled back its support for human rights defense in the region.
Brazil and the Southern Cone
Latin America’s 2018 LGBT year in review
By Javier Corrales /
An AIDS crisis in Venezuela, the first gay pride parade in Guyana, the rise of Evangelical movements, and an Oscar. These are the top ten LGBT issues from the region this past year.
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