Guatemala: A Mayan-Qeqchi Community Is Re-Filling The Empty Spaces With Courage...
In the remote Mayan Qeqchi [kek-chi] community of Lote 8, high in the mountains on the north side of Lake Izabal, eastern Guatemala, we stand in thick brush, in the empty space where the home of Amelia Cac Tiul used to be.
Aristide return not helpful before Haiti vote – U.S.
As the second round of elections approaches for Haiti, Ex President Aristide has been issued a passport for return after years in exile in South Africa. Washington is concerned about the distraction in the run up to the deciding vote.
Colombia and the FARC – Full Circle?
Following the death of ‘Mono’ Jojoy, the guerrilla’s military chief (pictured left), many analysts, including the president himself, predicted that it was the beginning of the end for the FARC.
The Right to Housing for Internally Displaced Haitians
One year on and millions of Haitians are still living in tent cities, with poor sanitation and inadequate water supply.
Mexico’s crawling ironies: Colombian commandos training Mexican military and police
Despite it's record of human rights abuses and lack of success in conquering the country's drug problem, Colombian military are now helping to train Mexican soldiers in their fight against the drug cartels.
Colombia: Indigenous protestors block roads in border region with Venezuela
We will be here until they free our people and the military stop falsely accusing us of links to the ELN’ says one striker.
CHILE: Police Evict Rapa Nui Clan from Easter Island Hotel
Police on Easter Island have evicted a group of indigenous people who had been occupying the grounds of a luxury hotel since last year.
South America threatened by fast glacier thaw
The Andean glaciers are melting so rapidly that soon South America may be faced with millions of climate refugees, something that could destabilise the whole continent.
Uncontacted Amazon Indians: remarkable footage
New photos obtained by Survival International show uncontacted Indians in extraordinary detail. The Indians are living in Brazil, near the Peruvian border.
Mexico: Zapatistas: The war with no breath?
Arsenault looks back at the acheivements of the Zapatista rebellion 17 years on.