Source: Colombia Land Rights Monitor Argemiro Hernández was one of 30,000 victims that saw President Santos parade the Victims and Land Restitution Law in Necoclí on February 11, 2012. President Santos told the crowd that […]
Source: Climate Connections Note: From our colleague Diego at Censat (Friends of the Earth Colombia): We write to request your support in a painful situation in Colombia, the disappearance of a leader of the communities affected […]
Source: Bangkok Post Work on Brazil’s controversial $13 billion Belo Monte mega-dam ground to a halt Monday after protesters torched buildings at three dam construction sites over the weekend, the developer said. Saturday, “a group […]
In Venezuela the law currently states that voluntary abortion of pregnancy is punishable for up to two years in prison. The Venezuelan coalition of left-wing feminist groups, the Feminist Spider, has submitted a reform for discussion in the Venezuelan National Assembly which would modify the country’s penal law to legalise abortion up to the 12th week of pregnancy. In an interview yesterday on the program “Up Front” on Venezuelan state channel VTV, campaigner Tatiana Rojas argued that Venezuela was ready to have a public discussion about the legal right to abortion.
American neoconservatives are pushing absurd theories of a nefarious alliance between Iran, Hezbollah, and Latin America. Their outlandish tales would be humorous if the implications were not so dire. Source: Al Akhbar If you’re an […]
Fifteen members of Earth’s most threatened tribe have made an unprecedented visit to Brazil’s capital to urge the government to evict illegal invaders and protect their land. The Awá’s three-day journey took them from the […]
El Salvador must finally deliver justice for a brutal massacre that took place three decades ago, Amnesty International urged today in an open letter to President Mauricio Funes, as families across the country are set […]
Source: War Times While Obama’s stance toward Latin America has been far from progressive – recognizing coup governments of Honduras and Paraguay; signing free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama, and Peru; and dragging feet on […]
The growing global demand for palm oil threatens to change life irrevocably for people in the northern Guatemalan state of Petén Source: The Guardian Entering the community of Semochán involves a slow, bumpy drive off […]
Source: Venezuelanalysis.com Venezuela’s literacy and primary education program, Mission Robinson, yesterday celebrated its 9th anniversary, with the program having taught over 1.75 million Venezuelans to read and write since its founding. Launched by President Hugo […]
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