COLOMBIA: ‘MINING COMPANIES WEAKEN LOCAL DEMOCRACY’, SAY NGOs
Colombian NGOs accuse the mining companies of destroying democracy in the regions where they operate.
Brazil’s slave labour law still not approved
Congressional manoeuvres to delay Constitutional amendment expose the extent of slave labour in ‘modern’ Brazil.
Honduras: Our Continuing Catastrophe
Since the June 2009 military coup in Honduras at least 34 opposition politicians and more than 300 others have been killed or disappeared, 13 journalists have been murdered and state-sponsored repression rules.
An Undying Obsession: Cuba in the Wikileaks Mirror
Wikileaks disclose the United States' ongoing cold war rhetoric when it comes to the Cuban question and their continued efforts to isolate this small Caribbean nation. However the tide is turning and increasingly countries refuse to follow the US lead.
Cuba unveils new economic freedoms for businesses
Potential entrepreneurs queue for government gazette detailing the most significant economic changes on the island since the 1990s.
Brazil: Memory and Justice
The publication of a two-volume, multi-disciplinary study of the country's military dictatorship (1964-1985) will make an important contribution to the 'construction of memory' of the years of repression.
Broadband Cable On its Way to Unplugged Cuba
Fibre-optic cable laid from Venezuela brings the promise of speedy internet to one of the world's least connected countries.
PERU: WHEN IS A MUSEUM NOT A MUSEUM?
The Museo de la Memoria in Peru has caused a great deal of debate about the country´s recent violent past.
Brazil: The cost to Rio of hosting the Rio Games and...
Evictions, speculative building, state coercion: the harsh realities of Rio de Janeiro's preparations for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games documented in this new film