Rebecca Wilson

Lisandro Alonso's film, 'Eureka,' intricately weaves together three distinct plots set in different parts of the Americas over different eras, presenting us with challenging and thought-provoking transitions across various genres.

In January, two leaders of the Indigenous Pataxó Hãhãhãi community of Bahia State in Brazil were brutally attacked by a militia calling for a ‘repossession’ of their land, as police officers allegedly watched.

Latin Americans are one of the fastest growing migrant and ethnic groups in London and the wider United Kingdom, yet they remain one of the most invisible.

The candlelit event 'On the Verge of Silence: Sonic and Poetic Fragments’, blended soundscapes and testimonies from Colombia's Truth Commission Final Report to create an immersive atmosphere and disposition to listening

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa now plans to continue oil extraction in Yasuní National Park – in defiance of the August national referendum result. Leonidas Iza, President of CONAIE, denounced the proposal as illegal and authoritarian.

LAB had a busy 2023... We published articles on COP28, memory and Milei, the rise of narcomining in Ecuador, Indigenous beekeeping in Mexico, water defenders, the Rights of Nature, The Amazon Summit, democracy in Guatemala, Brazilian women in London's delivery sector, domestic workers, saving Yasuní, and surviving the Darién Gap. 'Crossed Off the Map' by Shafik Meghji fast became one of LAB’s...

Suriname is the most forested country on earth, with 93 percent forest cover. At COP-23 in Bonn, the Suriname government pledged to work towards keeping 93 percent forest cover, forever. The Forest93 campaign is leading the way.

On Sunday, February 11, day two of Brazil’s five-day Carnival extravaganza, the Yanomami people will be honoured at the samba parade by Salgueiro, one the oldest, most venerated samba schools in Rio de Janeiro.

Ojos: Memoria de un estallido is a book put together as a memorial for victims of eye trauma suffered as a result of the fight for human rights in Chile. The people whose stories are gathered in this volume were caught up in the so-called Estallido Social, a period of social unrest which occurred between October 2019 and March...

Dear LAB subscribers, This is the final newsletter you’ll receive this year. Thanks to all of you who've kept up with our newsletters and our reporting throughout this year. Thanks to everyone who made it to a LAB event, who bought books, who wrote for the website and took part in our projects.In January we’ll share with you LAB’s achievements from the...