COLOMBIA: THE CONSEQUENCES OF AN UNSUSTAINABLE MINING POLICY
A new report from UK-based ABCColombia examines the confusion of government policies, social protests and asks how to increase international accountability
‘FESTIVAL OF KILLING’ IN SAO PAULO
There has been alarming increase in unexplained killings in São Paulo in recent months. In a special article for LAB, Jan Rocha looks at what is going on.
PERU: ESPINAR CONFLICT BACK FROM THE BRINK
A long-running conflict around the town of Espinar in southern Peru shows how social conflicts over mining develop and can be resolved
“Order our extinction and bury us here”
The dramatic statement of a neglected Brazilian Indigenous community.
The Putumayo Atrocities
The story of the near-extermination of indigenous communities in the early 1900s at the hands of the Peruvian Amazon Company.
Brazil: The World Cup damages people’s rights
Popular organizations from 12 cities that will host the 2014 World Cup say that the people's rights are being ignored as areas are 'beautified' for the visiting fans.
VIDEO: Why is Honduras so Violent?
In a country with 86 murders for every 100,000 inhabitants, journalists and farmers appear to be in particular danger.
‘GROWTH FOR EQUALITY’ THE ECLAC WAY
Employment, state intervention and structural change are among the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean's recipes for bringing greater equality to the region.
Colombia’s indigenous peoples in the crossfire
The Nasa people's desire for autonomy places them in conflict with the national army, the FARC and the paramilitaries.
PEACE IS NOT GOOD BUSINESS IN COLOMBIA
A former director of the Jesuit think-tank CINEP argues that peace depends on settling the 'social question', chronic inequality, and sees little willingness anywhere to address this seriously.