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“The victims and the families of the victims need answers”
Gabriela Read

Interview with Laura Pérez Díaz, Deputy Director of the Memorial Museum of Dominican Resistance

The project for the creation of a Truth Commission to investigate the crimes committed during the dictatorship of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo (1930-61) is waiting for its official start, hidden within the National Human Rights Plan 2015-2020 in which the state invested considerable effort during the pre-election year, and that was forgotten soon after the elections of May 2016.see more

NICARAGUAWomen mobilize in defense of their lives Carmen Herrera Reversals in public policies for the protection of women victims of violence promote femicides.. see more		LATIN AMERICA / THE CARIBBEANPublic expenditure on education does not have optimal results Latinamerica Press Only a third of children in third and fourth grade in the region meet the minimum benchmark for math proficiency.. see more
COSTA RICAFor respect and recognition of transgender persons George Rodríguez Bill guarantees the right of trans persons to gender identity and to have a name they identify with.. see more		PERUIt is a priority to articulate indigenous and ordinary justice Segundo Chuquipiondo In Amazonian regions there are coordination, definition of roles and functions to exercise justice, according to the case and the place.. see more
BELIZEMaya indigenous groups implement land registry Latinamerica Press Government does not comply with court order to identify and protect indigenous ancestral lands.. see more		LATIN AMERICAIn brief Latinamerica Press Agentina, Bolivia, Chile, Guatemala, Venezuela. see more
PERUKuczynski completes a disappointing first year of his term Cecilia Remón Technocratic government shows weak political management to face a confrontational opposition.. see more		MEXICO“The drug traffickers have infiltrated all Mexican institutions” Paolo Moiola Interview with Mexican Catholic priest Alejandro Solalinde. see more
EL SALVADORWomen criminalized for abortions Latinamerica Press El Salvador is one of the seven countries in Latin America and the Caribbean where abortion is strictly prohibited.. see more		ECUADORFirst rapprochement between the government and indigenous populations Luis Ángel Saavedra Meeting between President Lenín Moreno and indigenous leaders bears the first fruits despite ambiguities.. see more