Former President of Colombia, Álvaro Uribe, has proposed a general amnesty, which has led some to question the efficacy of the nation’s current penal system.

There is a disconnect between the electoral campaign discussions of the two popular alliances and the issues concerning the majority of the population in Argentina.

A political party is a group of citizens with a shared goal distinct from other groups due to the type of goal it pursues while assuming control of a community or country.

Globalization and the processes of economic integration have signified an increase in the power that transnational corporations possess in Latin America.

Recent discussions about whether women can work in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s takeover have led others to investigate the economic impact of women’s participation in the workforce.

With the democratic election of Dominican president Antonio Guzmán in 1978, Latin America began its longest democratic period in the region’s history and entered what Samuel P. Huntington called the “third democratic wave.”

A new survey carried out by Programa Universitario de Estudios sobre Democracia, Justicia y Sociedad (Puedjs) sheds light on the opinions and political outlook of modern Mexican society.

Faced with rising economic inequality and the challenges of the pandemic, the political right in Latin America will struggle to maintain power in the region.

Those who claim that the rejection of Bolsonaro’s proposed constitutional amendment – designed to replace electronic voting machines – by the Brazilian Congress represents a victory for democracy are sorely missing the point.

In Guerrero, the Escuela Normal Rural Raúl Isidro Burgos de Ayotzinapa is a refuge for marginalized youth, a family for Indigenous children that leave their communities to study despite lacking the money for city schools.