POPE FRANCIS: NO ROMERO, HE DISTANCED HIMSELF FROM THE POOR
One of Latin America's most distinguished Jesuits and liberation theologians reflects on the new papacy.
El Salvador: urgent appeal
LAB partner CAWN (Central America Women's Network) is appealing for support in a petition to the government of El Salvador to allow doctors to save a women's life through permitting an abortion
EL SALVADOR: BEATRIZ GIVES BIRTH AFTER THERAPEUTIC ABORTION DENIED
After a Supreme Court ruling which denied an abortion, and intervention by the IACHR, Beatriz gave birth by caesarean. Her baby has died.
Latin America: Researching crime, violence and security
Violence in Tegucigalpa and Rio de Janeiro, organised crime in El Salvador, the authoritarian legacy in Argentina ... some of the research topics for LAB partner Researching Security.
Environmental Network for Central America (ENCA)
ENCA works directly with communities in Central America, struggling for environmental and social justice, and provides small-scale funding for sustainable projects.
El Salvador: Justice closing in on the Jesuits’ killers
A US court imprisons the ex-commander of the Belloso Battalion, clearing the way for his extradition to Spain.
El Salvador: closure of human rights office threatens vital archives
Tutela Legal, the leading human rights organisation in El Salvador has been abruptly closed down by Archbishop Escobar Alas.
El Salvador: Archbishop’s changing story about Tutela Legal closure
Archbishop Escobar Salas keeps changing his story about the closure of key human rights organisation Tutela Legal.
Central America: The myths and realities of gold mining
A new report from Caritas highlights the four grand myths peddled by gold mining companies in the Isthmus.
Central America’s China Syndrome
The Isthmus is almost the last place on Earth where The People's Republic of China and Taiwan still compete for recognition.