Venezuela: how photos get manipulated
An astonishing catalogue of images posted on social media which turn out to be crude fakes, borrowed from other events in other countries.
Voices of Latin America – social movements and the new activism
This is a book of many voices (more than 70 of them, from 14 different countries) which testify to an extremely sensitive and uncertain moment in the history of Latin America.
Venezuela lags behind on women’s and LGBT rights
Venezuela's opposition parties reject quotas for women election candidates, but the government's own record on gender lags behind most countries in the Region.
Pumé
The Pumé people (sometimes called Yaruro) live in the savanna plains of Venezuela, the Llanos, located west of the Orinoco River. Most Pumé communities...
UNESCO Declares Bolivia Free of Illiteracy
The South American nation reached the goal after following the programme "Yes I Can" designed by Cuba.
Colombia’s struggle for sustainable development
The relationship between the natural environment and the armed conflict in Colombia is deeply interwoven and complex, and the issue of governance is at...
Polarisation and Prospects for Social Harmony in Venezuela
Hugo Chávez needs to address the deep divisions in Venezuelan society.
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.
Venezuelan migrants in Argentina seek stability
They fled economic instability in Venezuela. Settled and initially made welcome in Argentina, the mounting economic crisis there is making their lives harder once more.
What Afro-Venezuelans can teach the government
Jesús Alberto ‘Chucho’ García is Venezuelan Consul General in New Orleans and previously represented the Venezuelan government in Angola, Mali and Burkina Faso. He...