Land in Brazil
Land, its ownership, demarcation, use, settlement and exploitation have been and remain at the heart of many of the social struggles in Brazil.
Bulletin 27 January 2010
Guatemala: former president arrested ♦ Venezuela: Chávez appoints new vice-president amid street protests ♦ Haiti: survivor found under rubble after rescue operations are suspended ♦ Peru coffee exports growing fast ♦ More deman
Guatemala: Supporting women in a climate of violence
In Guatemala, women are fighting back against violence.
Election Day in Caracas
Rachael Boothroyd gives a lively account of election day in the capital.
No Dialogue in Mapuche Conflict in Chile
Daniela Estrada discusses the political motivations behind the Mapuche hunger strikers.
El Salvador — destruction of historical memory
Researchers and campaigners are fearful that an attempt is being made to erase the past and to prevent the review of amnesty laws
EL SALVADOR: 20 YEARS ON FROM THE TRUTH COMMISSION
It's been two decades since El Salvador decided to try to heal the wounds caused by years of war. WOLA analyses the importance of the Truth Commission in times where El Salvador suffers another kind of violence.
Bulletin 2 March 2010
Chile: international aid arrives – people and authorities organise against looting ♦ Argentina: welcome US mediation ♦ Chile: earthquake will not stop economic growth ♦ Bolivia: Rains destroy communities
Chile’s protesters: no impunity for oppression
This is the second of two articles with testimony from Chile’s protest movements. The first can be read here.
See also our January article 'Chile's...
Report from Human Rights Observatory in Chile
Bringing to justice human rights violators during 1973-1990 dictatorship.