The recent murder of a young environmental activist in Oaxaca State reflects mounting violence against activists opposed to extractive industries in Mexico that are encouraged by the State’s impunity.

From Friday, April 24 and Sunday, April 26, violence has risen in El Salvador, and there was an increase in homicides registered.

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador discussed the possibility of a national accord to address the continuing violence in Mexico.

As of March 13, Nicolás Maduro’s administration declared a national emergency, which on April 13 was extended for a month longer. This declaration has warranted numerous arrests, that actually violate the law.

The recent attack on journalists in the October 2019 protests resulted in Ecuador dropping to 98 on the list of 180 countries. Other Latin American countries dropped in the ranking as well.

“In November of 2019, the Congress of Guanajuato [Mexico] started a new stage in the consideration of three legal initiatives: that of disappeared people, that of victims, and that of special declarations of absence.”

Cauca, Colombia, is currently filled with criminal networks who finance themselves through drug trafficking that runs rampant in the region.

A report on freedom of expression on the continent by the Inter-American Human Rights Commission found several persistent old problems and new problems that endanger journalists.

A community leader was wounded in the face from a shot fired by officials of the Guardia Nacional Bolivariana during a protest for lack of food and water.

Monsignor Ramón Pastor Bogarín Argaña was born in Ypacaraí, Paraguay, on March 30, 1911, and lived until 1976. He was renowned for being a “prophetic and enlightening character,” particularly during the time period surrounding Vatican II.