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Country / Region
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Tittle
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Resume
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Date
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See
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Honduras |
Fraud accusations tarnish presidential election |
Delays in reporting results and interruption of the count led to violent protests. |
12/19/2017 |
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Latin America / The Caribbean |
In brief |
Latin America and the Caribbean, Argentina, Peru. |
12/12/2017 |
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Latin America |
Uncertainty shapes immigrant life in the United States |
Government persecutes migrants despite the fact that many arrived as children and have no links nor speak the language of their native countries. |
12/4/2017 |
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Latin America / The Caribbean |
In brief |
Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Argentina, Chile, Guatemala and Honduras. |
11/27/2017 |
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The Caribbean |
Resilience to face climate change |
Caribbean leaders hope they can find a silver lining in the destruction caused on many islands during this year’s hurricane season. |
11/27/2017 |
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Ecuador |
Ruling party at risk of disintegrating |
The leadership of Alianza PAIS party decided to dismiss Lenín Moreno as president of that organization. |
11/20/2017 |
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Ecuador |
Kichwa community commits to eco-sustainable tourism |
On the banks of the Napo River and in front of the Yasuní National Park, Sani Isla holds out against the oil industry. |
11/12/2017 |
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Latin America |
Governments must promote midwifery |
Traditional midwives are helping to reduce maternal mortality rates in some of Latin America’s poorest countries. |
11/7/2017 |
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Latin America / The Caribbean |
In brief |
Latin America and the Caribbean, Argentina, Ecuador, Haiti and Venezuela. |
10/31/2017 |
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Brazil |
City embraces migrants and refugees |
Campinas wants to be recognized as a city that embraces the labour migration. |
10/31/2017 |
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Honduras |
President seeks reelection |
Incumbent president intends to continue in office thanks to a Supreme Court ruling that lifted constitutional ban on presidential reelection. |
10/17/2017 |
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Brazil |
Kill and die for the land |
More than half of the available lands are in the hands of 2.5 percent of landowners |
10/9/2017 |
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Costa Rica |
Plan to eradicate violence against children |
Initiative addresses early exposure to violence and develops strategies to prevent risk factors. |
10/2/2017 |
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Latin America |
In brief |
Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Uruguay |
9/26/2017 |
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Brazil |
Rights of indigenous populations under serious threat |
Government reduces budget to the National Indian Foundation (FUNAI) and open protected area to the mining investment. |
9/26/2017 |
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Nicaragua |
Women mobilize in defense of their lives |
Reversals in public policies for the protection of women victims of violence promote femicides. |
9/13/2017 |
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Costa Rica |
For respect and recognition of transgender persons |
Bill guarantees the right of trans persons to gender identity and to have a name they identify with. |
9/5/2017 |
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Peru |
It is a priority to articulate indigenous and ordinary justice |
In Amazonian regions there are coordination, definition of roles and functions to exercise justice, according to the case and the place. |
8/28/2017 |
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Latin America |
In brief |
Agentina, Bolivia, Chile, Guatemala, Venezuela |
8/28/2017 |
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Belize |
Maya indigenous groups implement land registry |
Government does not comply with court order to identify and protect indigenous ancestral lands. |
8/19/2017 |
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