Rebecca Wilson

'The Government is responsible for these two murders, and Xiomara Castro must provide an explanation,’ declared ERIC-SJ researcher Joaquín Mejía Rivera, in the wake of the killing of two environmental defenders in Guapinol.

Museum of Afro-diasporic history in Quibdó, Colombia, was forced to close due to ongoing intimidation and violent threats from armed groups in the Chocó region. US-based academics, Colombian journalists, and Afro-Colombian Vice President Francia Marquez speak out. 

Although the year has just begun, there have already been important and worrying shifts in the region...

Los reyes del mundo (The Kings of the World dir. Laura Mora, 2022), charismatically dances the line where hate for the world and love for life meet. It is full of action, poetry, wild cinematography, and transmits a pertinent social message.

We're proud to release today an in-depth new digital chapter of LAB's book Voices of Latin America – 'The Covid 19 Pandemic: Survival', by Emily Gregg. LAB Newsletter 26 August, 2022

Concessions brought an end to protests in Ecuador, environmental defenders face increasing threats in Peru and democracy threatened in Brazil – LAB Newsletter, 27 July 2022

My Imaginary Country, which premiered to standing ovations at Cannes this year, is perhaps the documentary Chilean filmmaker Patricio Guzmán has always wanted to make. 

We're proud to release today an in-depth new digital chapter of LAB's book Voices of Latin America – 'The Covid 19 Pandemic: Survival', by Emily Gregg.

Colombia has just elected left-winger Gustavo Petro; Bolsonaro's toxic policies claim two more high profile victims. LAB Newsletter 22 June 2022

Mining struggles, women's rights and resistance to violence. Solidarity is a Two-Way Street – LAB Newsletter, 31 March 2022.