President-elect Tabaré Vázquez of Uruguay will take steps to reduce the work week for its citizens. 

Journalists have been harassed and detained, while many small farmers refuse to make way. 

People are moving down market to avoid the higher costs of name brands. 

Income inequality in Latin America has been underestimated, but it’s known to be high, said French economist Thomas Piketty. 

Chivilcoy is the first place in the country to prohibit government agencies from sponsoring such events as well as to discourage potential private organizers. 

Protests over the construction of Nicaragua’s inter-oceanic canal have expanded. 

Indigenous organizations and international human rights activists say Peru has failed to protect the rights of indigenous people in its Amazon rainforest. 

There are growing concerns about the increase of unemployment in Latin America, despite projections that the region’s economies will continue to grow. 

With the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Convention on the Rights of Children, Christian Skoog, UNICEF Representative for Guatemala, took a look at the current situation of children to assess both the progress and challenges. He concluded that if it continues on the same track, the future is not pretty.  

Cyber-Crime is reaching distressing levels in Colombia, police and internet experts say.