The role of dissident groups in Colombia is complicated, as their goals and ideologies are not always clear.

Nine documents from U.S. agencies, recently declassified under the Obama administration, shed new light on the famous 1988 Chilean Plebiscite.

Following a delicate peace process, Colombia’s Comisión de Esclarecimiento de la Verdad (CEV) and Jurisdicción Especial de Paz (JEP) are working to promote transnational justice.

A Peruvian judge acquitted a mayoral candidate of the murder of a prominent journalist.

Roberto D’Aubuisson was the founder of the Arena Party in El Salvador, but controversy surrounds him due to his role in the murder of Archbishop of San Salvador, Óscar Arnulfo Romero during the country’s civil war.

A study done by Criteria Research, requested by Chile’s Instituto Igualdad, and linked to the Partido Socialista (PS), offers public opinion information, 30 years after the historical 1988 Plebiscite.

Changes in political processes in the 1980s and 1990s brought about the popular election of mayors and governors in Colombia.

Political tension in Colombia is rising due to the rearmament of dissidents from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).

Two years ago, on August 1st, 2016, Néstor Humberto Martínez Neira became Colombia’s Attorney General, and since then he has worked closely on the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) policy, which is part of the government’s peace process with the guerilla group, FARC.

Brazil’s presidential election is less than two weeks away, with ultra-right, ex-Captain Jair Bolsonaro leading the polls.