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25 May 2017
The Long and Winding Road of Chile's Gender Identity Law
After four years of parliamentary process, Chile's Gender Identity Law goes to the Senate. And there are some big problems with the legislation.
22 May 2017
A Photographer Shines Light on the Abuse Women Suffer at Illegal ‘Conversion Therapy’ Clinics in Ecuador
"My first thought was that it could be me held there and told that, as a gay woman, I needed to change."
19 May 2017
Argentines Rally Against Ruling That Could Shorten Prison Sentences of Dictatorship-Era Criminals
"Argentina cannot go backwards on human rights issues. The message of impunity cannot invade our streets”
For Some Mexicans, a Presidential Hopeful Bears Worrying Similarities to Venezuela's Maduro
"It's no wonder people continue to believe in AMLO, if in Venezuela there are still those that continue believe in Nicolás Maduro, there are naive people everywhere"
18 May 2017
President Maduro Threatened This Venezuelan Journalist on Twitter, Then His Passport Was Suddenly Declared “Invalid”
César Miguel Rondón was detained at the airport, and his whole family's passports were declared invalid.
Meet the Alliance Managing Mexico's Mayan Rainforest
“Alianza Selva Maya,” which includes five communal lands and 1,250 families, promotes rural development based on good forest-resource management.
16 May 2017
Dresden Musicians Take Reagan’s Advice for Gorbachev to the U.S.-Mexican Border
To protest against the border wall that divides the U.S. and Mexico, Germany's Dresden Symphonic Orchestra will stage an international concert with musicians on June 3, 2017, at the border.
A Global Call for Justice Unites Artists in Guatemala
It's been two months since 41 girls burned to death in a fire at a state-run home for children. But Guatemalan authorities have been slow to act.
14 May 2017
Bangladesh: Where Heavy Metal Dies at the Doorstep
Heavy metal fans in Bangladesh were heartbroken after Brazilian death metal bands Krisiun and NervoChaos were forbidden from performing at their sold-out concert in the capital Dhaka.
13 May 2017
Why 78 Asylum-Seekers Marched to the US Border, Even Though Their Requests Will Probably Be Denied
Guatemalan, Nicaraguan, Salvadoran and Honduran migrants participated in the Caravan of Refugees to advocate for the right to request asylum.
11 May 2017
Chronicles of A Concerned Venezuelan: The Scars of History
"What is Venezuela right now? Who are we, the Venezuelans who have survived this historic defeat?"
What the Resistance to Trump Can Learn From Latin America
After decades of struggle, four lessons that movements in Latin America can teach those in the United States organizing against their own authoritarian leader, President Donald Trump.
10 May 2017
A Femicide in Mexico Prompts Women to Imagine ‘If They Killed Me’
"If they kill me, they will slander and criminalize me. It will be for something that I did or did not do, it does not matter."
9 May 2017
The Ghost Towns Left Behind by Cuba's Shuttered Sugar Mills
What happened in the Cuban sugar towns after the mills of its primary industry were dismantled?
7 May 2017
Is This the End of the Fifth Republic in Venezuela?
Maduro's answer to the ongoing protests in the country has been a proposal for changes to the Constitution, which has intensified the distrust and rejection of his rule.
6 May 2017
There Is a Wall Along the Mexico-U.S.A. Border and I Want To Show What It Really Looks Like
The big and “beautiful” wall that some politicians promised to build, it already exists. But despite the massive metal fences and militarized checkpoints, love has no borders.
5 May 2017
Venezuela's Protests Arrive in Lebanon
"What nerve. Tarek WIlliam Saab, who should ensure the Human Rights of Venezuelans and doesn't do it, goes and talks about Human Rights in #Lebanon."
3 May 2017
Brazilian Activist in Induced Coma After Police Beating at Nationwide Protests
A Brazilian student is hospitalized in intensive care, after a police officer clubbed him in the head at a demonstration last Friday, when millions joined nationwide strikes against austerity reforms.
2 May 2017
Protests Still Spreading in Venezuela, Despite Political Repression
Protests are spreading across Venezuela, and the number of deaths is only rising, as the crisis between the government and the opposition boils over.
28 April 2017
The Last Time This Many People Went on Strike in Brazil It Was 1996
Protesters are taking a stand against a series of austerity reforms hastily pushed by Brazilian President Temer, who enjoys a substantial legislative majority and support from businesses, despite sinking popularity.
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