Uniformed US soldiers involved in killing of six civilians Source: Defensores en Linea TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS–Although we have not read the official reaction of the U.S. Embassy about the tragic military actions of the Drug Enforcement […]
The mountain road that winds its way out of the Colombian city of Medellin and into the mountains, forests and scattered communities of Santa Elena is lined with battered signs urging readers to care for the rivers and streams that give life to the region.
(IPS) – Indigenous groups in Chile celebrated a recent court ruling that represented the latest victory in the struggle for respect for their right to be previously consulted about major projects which directly affect their […]
Voluntary guidelines are not enough. We must ensure our critical gaze on exploitative mining firms does not waver. Source: The Guardian/PovertyMattersBlog I was recently sent a new film by an old friend, Hollman Morris. Morris […]
Intense activity is currently taking place on a global scale to demand the release of two indigenous men who have been jailed for their political beliefs and activism, and who have become emblematic figures for the struggle against injustice in prisons and against political repression. Although the prisoners are based in Chiapas, Mexico, activities are taking place in countries including South Africa, Brazil, France, England, Scotland, Spain, the United States, Switzerland, New Zealand and Argentina.
(Tierramérica) – The controversial concept of degrowth receives little press coverage in a region like Latin America. But the idea of a way of life that is not aimed exclusively at GDP growth does have […]
Lohana Berkins’ voice sailed over the victorious cheers of hundreds of transgender activists and supporters, and reverberated against the Argentine Congress building in downtown Buenos Aires on Wednesday evening. Inside, Congress had just voted to pass the Gender Identity Law that would allow Argentines to change their name and sex on their identifications without the ruling of a judge, approval from a psychiatrist, nor any obligatory surgery.
Source: NACLA On May 1, President Evo Morales seized control of Bolivia’s electric grid from a subsidiary of the Spanish-owned Red Eléctrica de España. In a dramatic ritual now familiar to Bolivians as a hallmark […]
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