On Easter day, Argentines still hear “echoes of an infamous Easter,” when Argentina weathered its first serious post-“Dirty War” threat, thirty years ago.
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Amid growing opposition and protests against his rule, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced that he would move to expand the country’s National Militia.
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In an interview with an Italian newspaper, Pope Francis reiterated his call for peace around the world, emphasizing that “violence is not the cure for our broken world.”
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The murder of 14 journalists between 2016 and 2017 put Mexico on top of the most dangerous places in Latin America to practice journalism.
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The office of the Attorney General (PGR) has acknowledged that the Office of the Special Prosecutor for Crimes Against Freedom of Expression (FEADLE) operates deficiently.
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Despite advances to conclude the FARC peace process in Colombia, the country continues to be one of the most violent in the world with a homicide rate that today triples the average global average.
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One of the most groundbreaking trials in Salvadoran history is underway.
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The Paraguayan government has proposed a constitutional amendment that would allow the reelection of president Horacio Cartes.
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Researched and written by Jamie Shenk In 2016, the issue of eradicating coca cultivations played a central role in discussions about post-conflict drug policy in Colombia. A report released recently by the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy indicates that, in the same year, the area devoted to coca cultivation reached record highs. The
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The decision of a local newspaper in Ciudad Juárez to discontinue its print circulation after 27 years in business is stirring worry, across Mexico, over the state of independent journalism.
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