Dominican Republic: Haitian migrants in peril
On 18 December, International Migrants Day, Christian Aid partners in Haiti reminded us of the urgent need to protect the rights of migrants and...
Colombia: an election which may determine the fate of peace
Colombia: an election which will determine the fate of peace
By Thomas Mortensen, Colombia Country Manager, Christian Aid
As Colombians head to the polls on the...
Nicaragua: 81 deaths that affect us all
Over the last month, we have seen a brutal escalation of institutional violence in Nicaragua. A recent report by Amnesty International highlights the country’s...
Colombia: election result imperils peace
On Sunday 17th June Colombians headed to the polls to vote for their new President. As of 5.30pm the results pointed to a clear...
Brazil: indigenous lands in São Paulo state under threat
About 600 indigenous people living in eight villages located in the city of Peruíbe, on the coast of São Paulo state, are at risk...
Inequality & LGBTI rights
Latin America and the Caribbean is a place of paradoxes. The region is usually depicted as relaxed, diverse, happy and open. But unfortunately, it...
Haiti: what fuelled the petrol protests?
After days of violent street protests, Haiti’s Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant and his cabinet resigned on Saturday July 14. The resignations followed a...
Brazil’s elections: Christian churches sound the alarm
On Sunday 28 October, Brazil will elect a new President in the middle of the worst political crisis since the dictatorship in the 1960s....
To end Gender-Based Violence (GBV)
In November-December 2018 Christian Aid promoted a Month of Awareness of Gender Based Violence, working with its partners in the region, around the International...
Brazil: The toxic impact of bauxite mining in Oriximiná
In a book released by the Comissão Pró-Índio de São Paulo this week, the affected population reveals the socio-environmental consequences of 40 years of...