Haiti / Dominican Republic

Statelessness is imposed on Dominicans of Haitian descent

African descent of Haitian migrants is looked down on in Dominican Republic.

9/5/2016

Dominican Republic

Afro-descendant women demand respect for their identity

Movement of self-worth and assertion of black roots is growing.

9/5/2016

Haiti

Cholera continues to take lives

Victims sue the UN for bringing the disease into Haiti through blue helmets.

8/23/2016

Peru

“I want a social revolution for my country”

President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski took office pledging to guarantee access to clean water, health care and education for the poorest populations.

8/23/2016

Panama

Canal expansion inaugurated

First New Panamax container ship crossed the renovated canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

8/23/2016

Brazil

The genocide of black youths

The possibility for a black youth to meet a violent death is exponentially greater than that of a white youth or adult.

8/11/2016

Nicaragua

For a true autonomy for the Afro-descendant population

Creoles, Garifunas and indigenous people of the Caribbean Coast are demanding respect for their territory, languages and customs.

8/11/2016

Latin America / The Caribbean

In brief

Brazil, Cuba, El Salvador, Paraguay, Uruguay

7/26/2016

Peru

Lomas of Asia: Opting for the conservation of the last desert oases

Lomas de Asia Project is a conservation proposal of the biodiversity and the cultural heritage of the lomas managed and undertaken by a campesino community.

7/21/2016

Colombia

The FARC prepares to leave behind the armed struggle

The government promotes a plebiscite to make it possible to formalize, legitimize and incorporate to existing norms what is agreed to in Havana.

7/20/2016

Guatemala

Afrodescendant population struggle to be taken into account

Afro-Guatemalans feel invisible in a country where a deep racism persists.

7/18/2016

Colombia

Afro-Colombian population, the hardest hit by the war

The 75 percent of the nearly five million afro-descendants live in poverty, without access to public services, with more than 700,000 of them being displaced.

7/18/2016

Honduras

Attempts to disappear Garifuna people

Development projects pushed by the government in the Atlantic coast threaten the survival of afro-descendant communities.

7/18/2016

Uruguay

Historical first harvest of legal marijuana

The application of the law regarding cannabis use continued with the harvest of its first legal plantation.

7/14/2016

Latin America

Changing the model by putting sustainability of life as the central principle

Domestic and care work, like nature, are considered inexhaustible resources for capitalist exploitation.

7/14/2016

Ecuador

ECUADOR: Solidarity economy: a new development model

Solidarity, cooperation, mutual assistance, reciprocity, and fairness are some of the principles of solidarity economy cooperatives.

7/14/2016

Mexico

Teachers protest against education reform

Massive street demonstrations by education workers leave at least eight dead in clashes with police.

6/30/2016

Latin America / The Caribbean

In brief

Latin America and the Caribbean, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru

6/30/2016

Suriname

People take to the streets to confront the government

Thousands of people turned out in Paramaribo to protest against the rising cost of living.

6/22/2016

Costa Rica

Flow of migrants on their way to the United States

Authorities address problem of unwelcomed migration from humanitarian and legal perspective.

6/22/2016