Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) is a Title VI National Resource Center in consortium with the University of Chicago Center for Latin American Studies funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
Faces of Latin America, 4th edition
A new edition of Faces of Latin America, a vital source of information on Latin America, has been published.
Researchingsecurity
We are a group of PhD students from different universities and nationalities across the globe conducting research related to organised crime, security and policing with a focus on Latin America.
NICARAGUA: ‘ROYA’ SCOURGE DEVASTATES COFFEE HARVEST
Several strains of the fungal disease 'Roya' are devastating coffee bushes across Central America with disastrous consequences for harvests and farmers
LATIN AMERICA: ALBA WITHOUT CHAVEZ
ALBA was Hugo Chávez' pet project. Will it survive him, and will Correa, Morales and the other leaders be able to carry out his vision?
International HIV/AIDS Alliance
We support community action on HIV, health and human rights in order to bring about an end to AIDS. Our vision is of a world in which communities have brought an end to HIV transmission and secured their health and human rights.
EL SALVADOR: 20 YEARS ON FROM THE TRUTH COMMISSION
It's been two decades since El Salvador decided to try to heal the wounds caused by years of war. WOLA analyses the importance of the Truth Commission in times where El Salvador suffers another kind of violence.
EL SALVADOR: ONE YEAR GANG TRUCE
For over year homicide rates have declined dramatically in El Salvador, apparently as the result of a truce between the gangs. Good news but more transparency and investment will be needed if there is to be lasting success, says Kari Mariska Pries.
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY IN CENTRAL AMERICA
A photo essay: women denounce violence and demand a real commitment to women's rights.
EL SALVADOR: TRUCE FOR THE GANGS, NO TRUCE FOR WOMEN
A dramatic fall in gang-initiated killings masks ongoing violence against women.