Another look at Pope Francis
Was LAB unfair to Pope Francis in our 4 April Newsletter? An analysis by the provincial of the Colombian Jesuits provides a more hopeful view.
Brazil: Details of dictatorship killings emerge
How the Brazilian military eliminated all traces of the disappeared by burning their bodies.
ALMIR SURUÍ FROM BRAZIL HAS WON A UN “FOREST HERO” AWARD
Almir Narayamoga Surui, an indigenous leader from the Brazilian Amazon, has been given a prestigious UN Forest Heroes Award for his struggle to protect the forest.
BRAZIL: ANGER OVER ACQUITTAL
Activists in Marabá are angry that the man accused of murdering Amazon activists José Cláudio Ribeiro da Silva and Maria do Espírito Santo has been acquitted.
DEADLY SINS IN THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON
The trampling of indigenous rights, military force used against protesters, impunity, megadams and environmental destruction. Is Brazil returning to the bad old days, asks Bianca Jagger?
BRAZIL: ENTIRE TRIBES MASSACRED
One of the most important official documents of the last century, listing a long series of crimes and human rights violations inflicted on indigenous groups during the military dictatorship, has just been unearthed.
BRAZIL: OPERATION TAPAJOS SUSPENDED
A federal court has ruled that the military and police forces should be withdrawn and environmental impact studies be suspended from areas around the São Luiz do Tapajós dam in the state of Pará.
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA’S THAW SPEEDS UP
Ice in parts of the Antarctic Peninsula is now melting during the summer faster than at any time in the last thousand years, and the most marked speed-up in the thaw has occurred since 1960, scientists say.
K: IN THE NAME OF THE DAUGHTER
In a passionate review of LAB's new book 'K', David Lehmann describes it as a "searing work that hovers between memoir and novel".
ANDEAN GLACIERS “GOING FAST”
Among the most sensitive indicators of global climate change, these glaciers have shrunk by at least 30% over the last 30 years. Paul Brown, from Climate News Network, reports.