Latin America

Influenced by the example of the Madres y Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo, in 1995, HIJOS - Sons and Daughters for the Assertion of Identity and Justice Against Oblivion and Silence - became a powerful voice in the struggle against impunity in Argentina, enabling hundreds of young people to find a safe space to speak up and reconstruct their identity.

What do deep divisions within Pachakutik, Correísmo’s troubled history with the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and of Nature, and the ongoing demonization of Fernando...

Moira Millán’s community, Lof Pillañ Mahuiza, has been targeted and raided by government authorities. This piece was republished from the Esperanza Project, who translated...

Mexico has won some time, a short breathing space of one month from the threat issued by President Donald Trump of imposing a 25 per cent tariff on products exported to the US.

The CAMeNA archive in Mexico City contains fascinating testimony from members of the region's armed forces who remained loyal to constitutions and democracies and stood up (often at the cost of their rank, their liberty and sometimes their lives) against golpistas, the oligarchies and US-inspired National Security doctrines.

The landmark EU Deforestation Regulation was designed to prevent imports and exports of a comprehensive list of products linked to deforestation and forest degradation....

Organic cotton production lifts resettled and Quilombola communities out of poverty in Brazil, but there are challenges to keeping the trade sustainable in the long term.

As the world watches the United States gear up for another presidential election, the potential re-election of Donald Trump raises questions not only about the future of American democracy but also about the fate of global environmental policies.

Documentary film: We Fight For This Land: Ka’apor and Quilombola Communities in Brazil (62”, 2024)Directors: Cahal McLaughlin and Siobhán Wills Quilombo and Indigenous Ka’apor communities...

The content of the book is painful but also full of hope. It aims to better understand the ‘painful truths’ of gendered violence in cities, bringing to light the stories of many women on the receiving end as victims and survivors and the ways in which women challenge violence through resistance and creative practices as agents.