Nick Caistor
Guatemala: ‘Coup d’etat’ against the attorney-general?
A recent constitutional court ruling reduces the term in office of Claudia Paz y Paz who as attorney-general has led the fight against impunity.
Haiti: No sweat
The Caracol Industrial park, intended as the flagship post-earthquake development project, has been little short of a disaster.
Nicaragua: The Sandinistas, Socialism and Independence
Carlos Fonseca Teran, deputy leader of the Sandinista International Department and son of one of the founding members of the FSLN,talks to LAB's Nick Caistor.
Colombia: the perils of reclaiming land
Colombian community leaders face threats and attacks, as the case of a community in the Choco region shows.
Colombia: Reporting from behind armour-plating
Colombian journalist Claudia Julieta Duque is among the ten most threatened reporters in the world.
Colombia: Alvaro Uribe and the Peace Talks
Former President Alvaro Uribe is critical of the current Colombian government's attempts to secure peace with the FARC guerrillas.
Ecuadorian Victims’ Struggle for Justice Against Chevron
Legal battles in the United States are obscuring the fact that communities in the Ecuadorian Amazon have received no compensation from Texaco/Chevron for environmental damage caused over 20 years.
Chevron Oil: Corporate Rights or Human Rights?
The oil giant is using SLAPP litigation to stifle human rights advocates and, in Ecuador, to stall compensation claims for environmental damage caused by its operations in the Amazon.
Ecocide in Ecuador
The collapse of Yasuni Initiative has allowed pristine parts of the Ecuadorian Amazon to become vulnerable to oil exploration.
Beyond El Dorado
An exhibition at London's British Museum explores the early societies in Colombia and the place of gold in their beliefs.
