Venezuela Tackles Illegal Gold Mafias as Chávez Nationalises Gold Industry
The Venezuelan government's decision to take control of the gold business has brought to the surface a serious problem.
Colombia holds ‘Peace Congress’
Peasant famers, indigenous groups and Afro-Colombians meet to demand new policies from the government.
Colombia: human rights, a casualty of the war
Latin America Bureau interviews Eduardo Carreño, a prominent Colombian lawyer, on human rights, political violence and Venezuela.
Guatemala: Resisting the New Colonialism
A prominent member of the Guatemalan left believes that his country is the victim of a neo-colonial offensive.
Colombia’s Indigenous Communities Demand Demilitarization as Fighting Escalates
In Colombia, indigenous peoples continue to be the victims of the internal armed conflict, which is escalating once again. Some communities are saying enough is enough.
Video: ‘I can’t be silent’ – Mexican rape survivor takes on...
The moving testimony of a rape victim from Mexico.
Military Impunity: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
The author argues that the Mexican government is resisting attempts to put an end to military impunity.
Colombia: Demobilised paramilitaries back in action
It is time for the Colombian authorities to acknowledge the failure of the paramilitary demobilisation argues C.L Smith.
Cuba’s Communist Party Congress: back to the future?
LAB's Nick Caistor, who visited Cuba recently, analyses the changes expected in the island after the Communist Party Congress.
Brazil: Love and Revolution
Brazil's pyjama generals take up arms against a TV soap. Jan Rocha reports from Sao Paulo.