Brazil’s elections: right or left?
With just a few days to go elections on 7 October, polls indicate a run off in the second round between the small PSL’s...
Inequality & LGBTI rights
Latin America and the Caribbean is a place of paradoxes. The region is usually depicted as relaxed, diverse, happy and open. But unfortunately, it...
The four bullets that killed Marielle
22 March 2018. Marielle Franco was executed with four bullets. One each for racism, misogyny, homophobia and impunity.
By killing Marielle, the assassins eliminated not...
Marielle: she inspired all of us
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Video: The intercept
The murder on 14 March of Marielle Franco, a young black city councillor and human rights campaigner, has deeply traumatized Rio de...
Brazil’s carnivals denounce the monsters of corruption and discrimination
São Paulo, 15 February 2018. It’s Ash Wednesday and all that’s left of Carnival in the streets of São Paulo are rows of chemical...
Costa Rica: is the far right poised for victory?
In an unprecedented political atmosphere, Costa Ricans will vote for a new president on February 4th. The country has become famous for its wonderful...
Keeping up with Latin America’s most high-profile parents
Award-winning journalist, documentary filmmaker and producer Olivia Crellin has reported from Brazil, Ecuador and Chile, covering stories on social, environmental and human rights issues. Her...
LATIN AMERICA: VIOLENCE AND ABUSE AGAINST TRANSGENDER WOMEN
Horrific acts of abuse and violence are committed against transgender women and human rights defenders, says the International HIV/Aids Alliance.