Mexico’s schools caught in the firing line
The murder of students and the closure of several university campuses in recent months shows how drugs-related violence is a serious threat to Mexico's educational system.
Stories from El Salvador
A photography exhibition and a theatre play bring the problems of reconciliation and healing in a divided society like El Salvador to London audiences.
Chile: the remnants of dictatorship are slow to fade
Younger Chileans seem remarkably unbothered by the continuation of a constitution framed under the dictatorship.
Amantani
Helps bridge the gap between home and school for children living in Ccorca, a Quechua district in southern Peru
UNESCO Declares Bolivia Free of Illiteracy
The South American nation reached the goal after following the programme "Yes I Can" designed by Cuba.
Mexico: Is the “new” PRI worse than the “old” one?
It will soon be two years since the PRI returned to power and people from different walks of life are already fed up with the lack of progress in the economy and education. LAB editor Javier Farje reports from Mexico City
The Zapatistas: learning their philosophy and practice
A textbook from the Escuelita, the Zapatista 'little school', to help you learn about autonomous government.
Chile: student uprising against market forces which marked a generation
A British documentary film about the student demonstrations in Chile in 2011.
Coalition of Latin Americans in the UK
CLAUK is a coalition of Latin American organisations campaigning for official recognition of their community as an ethnic minority, for better access to health services and labour rights.
Mexico: Damp squibs from a fiery art
A summer exhibition at London's Royal Academy explores the art and photography produced during the years of revolution in Mexico from 1910-1940.