Confronting climate change head on in rural Honduras
Comayagua, Honduras — At the end of 2020, Honduras was battered by hurricanes Eta and Iota, one after another. Over 4 million people were affected...
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Brazil has been under-reporting the killing of women for 40 years, study shows
São Paulo, Brazil — Homicide rates for women went under-reported in Brazil for 40 years, from 1980 to 2019. During this period, the number of...
AMLO’s Isthmus of Tehuantepec infrastructure project draws the ire of Mexico’s Indigenous communities
Mexico City, Mexico — A network of ports, railroads, highways and industrial parks that will stretch across Mexico’s narrow Isthmus of Tehuantepec, connecting the Atlantic...
A look at Lula’s first 100 days in office in Brazil
Medellín, Colombia — After President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s historic re-election in October last year, the man who was in jail 40 months ago...
Anti-crime operation in Brazil’s Javari Valley off to slow start
São Paulo, Brazil – One month after Brazil’s government launched a major operation to combat illegal activity in the Javari Valley, Brazil’s second largest Indigenous...
Brazilian states take lead on medicinal cannabis legislation as federal government drags its feet
São Paulo, Brazil – Due to an increase in medical cannabis prescriptions, Brazilian states have passed laws to regulate the distribution of cannabis by the...
AMLO publicly challenges the U.S. while protecting its interests inside Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico — For the past month, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has escalated his verbal affronts against the United States government, publicly...
Agents of corruption: The real culprits of Peru’s endless graft
Lima, Peru — Castillo. Vizcarra. Kuczynski. Humala. García. Fujimori. These are just some of the Peruvian presidents that have been investigated, jailed or that have...
Argentina’s hottest summer since records began: National Meteorology Service
Buenos Aires, Argentina — Sustained, extreme heat waves made this summer Argentina’s hottest on record since registries began in 1961, according to the National Meteorological...
Illegal mining in Colombia: Will Gustavo Petro rectify Ivan Duque’s mismanagement of Indigenous rights?
Medellín, Colombia — In July last year, Colombia’s Comptroller General’s Office reported that 85% of the gold exported from the country is illegally mined, with...
