In 1991, Colombia’s constitution recognized the rights of the LGBTQ community. Despite constitutional recognition, those who identify as transgender continue to face violence and endure pain because of their sexual identities.

On June 24, 2019, four leaders of the housing movements of São Paulo, Ednalva Silva Franco Pereira and Angélica dos Santos Lima from the Housing Movement for All, and Sidney Ferreira Silva and Janice Ferreira Silva (known as Preta Ferreira), of the Movement for the Homeless of the Center (MSTC) were arrested for suspected criminal

The governor of Huánuco, Juan Alvarado Cornelio, announced the construction of 76 new hydro-energy projects to become Peru’s main electricity provider and bring in more tax money.

Colombia has many celebrations, and one more might be added to the list.

Domestic workers are often the most vulnerable group of workers due to the lack of legislation that protects them.

After cutting 30 percent of the educational budget which unleashed a wave of demonstrations throughout Brazil, the Ministry of Education is involved in another controversy.

All throughout Honduras, the authorities reported the obstruction of highways, looting in fast food restaurants in the Kennedy neighborhood, and protests in front of the Supreme Court of Justice, since the marchers could not enter the Presidential House.

In Bolivia, the Ley de Imprenta, or Law of Press, ensures liberty of the press and the right to work as a journalist.

An initiative that began with a science project at Northern Catholic University (UCN) in Chile has now spread to universities in Peru, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and across the globe.

In Honduras, there are 400,000 child laborers, and most of them work in agriculture in the country’s southern region. Education is the key to breaking this cycle of exploitation.