The increase in violence and dissent occurring in Colombia resulted in the kidnapping of three employees of El Comercio, an Ecuadorian newspaper.

With the recent publication of the Inter-American Commission on Human Right’s annual report came expressed concern for the continuous human rights violations committed in Cuba and Venezuela, as well as concern for the political situation present in Peru.

The two countries recently met to discuss the security situation and the need to increase protections on their shared border.

In the first day of discussion in the International Court of Justice at The Hague, Bolivia presented its arguments in favor of obtaining coastal territory from Chile.

President of Bolivia Evo Morales outlined the next steps for the country in order to re-establish relations with Chile.

Without dismissing or confirming the possibility of new attacks on the adjacent border with Colombia, the Ecuadorian Defense Ministry stated that efforts between the military and police have led to twenty arrests.

The international organization expressed its concerns for human rights if a proposed bill in the Guatemalan Congress were to be passed.

Bolivia will file charges in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) pleading that Chile is trying to repudiate its upcoming obligation to negotiate an ocean access agreement.

The group Venezolanos en el Exterior (Venezuelans Abroad), headquartered in Quito, Ecuador, collected food and water to send to migrating Venezuelans passing through the northern border of Ecuador with Colombia.

Ecuador’s President, Lenín Moreno, signed a Mining Agreement in Santiago, Chile.