The Rights of Nature Movement
A recent report, published by the Cyrus R. Vance Centre for International Justice, Earth Law Centre and International Rivers has found that the movement to grant legal rights to rivers and the natural environment is rapidly gaining momentum around the world.
Colombia: building the first bridge
LAB's Gwen Burnyeat travels with members of Rodeemos el Diálogo to meet and seek to understand the FARC, who are about to hold their 10th conference.
Mining protest criminalised
Local communities in Andalgala, Argentina have been fighting mining companies for 11 years. Now they are being criminalised. US investment giant Blackrock is continuing to finance Anglo American and other miners laying waste the Amazon territories of the Munduruku and others
Colombia: Throwing open the doors
Gwen Burnyeat's account of the crucial FARC 10th Guerrilla Conference, exclusive for LAB
La Clave: London’s Latin America Festival
London's La Clave Festival returns to Crouch End on Saturday June 17, with music, film and talks, three of them organised by LAB.
The three...
The Amazon Region between protection and profit
New studies of the Amazon show that protected areas represent 45% of the river basin, but in Brazil protected areas are under pressure.
Mining: Vale pays out but Antofagasta stalls workforce
Vale mining is finally forced to pay compensation to Minas Gerais state, but the victims of the Brumadinho disaster are not consulted. In Chile, Antofagasta mining faces strike action. From LAB's London Mining Network blog.
A truer picture of Colombia’s recent history
Nick Caistor reviews Juan Gabriel Vásquez' new novel Volver La Vista Atrás, based on the extraordinary life of director Sergio Cabrera.
BristoLatino
We are a cultural journalism website, focussing on Latin American cultural production and issues, with a focus on Latin events in Bristol. As well...
Gendered quarantine leaves trans people vulnerable
Gender-based movement restrictions came into effect in Bogotá this Monday (13 April), permitting men and women to go out for essential trips on...