Colombian writer Laura Restrepo and Spanish novelist Almudena Grandes discussed the ways in which literature can change female archetypes.

The United Nations human rights expert on racism urged Argentina to take urgent measures to address the invisibility, marginalization and systematic exclusion of indigenous peoples in the country.  

Indigenous people of the Ngäbe Bugle region oppose testing in the Hydroelectric Plant Project, Barro Blanco.

In an editorial in the Catholic publication, Desde la Fe, the Archdiocese of Mexico argued that the presidential reform initiative on gay marriage was a “huge mistake.”

Informal labor refers to a type of evasion in which unregistered employers exploit their workers while avoiding taxes. Meanwhile, a quarter of the working class is dissatisfied, as the courts of Argentina continue to dismiss labor issues.

Throughout the month of May, the Bolivian capital of La Paz witnessed a series of demonstrations led by that nation’s dissatisfied workers, including disabled factory laborers, coca leaf producers, and transportation employees, who blocked off the main streets and held protests in the city’s centrally located Plaza Murillo.

After the National Fight Against Homophobia Day in Mexico, the federal government ensured the Mexican people of its dedication to ending homophobia through public policy.

The national council for prisoners in Chile will implement a new penal defense unit to protect citizens from remaining incarcerated after completing a full sentence.

On April 16, 2016 the coastal town of Pedernales was rocked by a devastating earthquake.  With most of the town’s housing in ruins, the destruction prompted an investigation into the legality and safety of the buildings. 

After the onset of an exceptionally harsh drought near the nation’s capital, Vice President Jafeth Cabrera has called for assistance from international agencies in order to aid these starving families.  Cabrera is openly blaming this crisis and need for support on a lack of sufficient state resources.