Graft, greed, mayhem turn Tegucigalpa into murder capital of world
An unholy alliance of cops, crooks, prisoners and politicians has turned the nation into a shooting gallery.
The Drug War’s Invisible Victims
There are many kinds of war. The classic image of a uniformed soldier kissing mom good-bye to risk his life on the battlefield has changed dramatically. In today's wars, it's more likely that mom will be the one killed.
As the climate dries, Mexico’s milk region faces arsenic threat
Climate change is destroying the dairy industry in some regions of Mexico.
USAID’s Alternative Development policy in Colombia
This report, published last year, analyses the flaws of the U.S. approach to the fight against drug production in Colombia
Guatemala: the decriminalisation of drugs
Guatemala's new president, retired General Otto Perez Molina, has joined the growing group of Latin American dignitaries to call for the legalisation of drugs as the only way to combat the powerful drug cartels.
‘Removing the Veil’: El Salvador Apologizes for State Violence on 20th...
El Salvador says sorry for the violence of the past, but not a word about the violence of the present: the 'war on drugs' and the security interference by the USA.
Uruguay: land occupations
Landless peasants have occupied an estate in the extreme north of Uruguay. The action is mainly intended to put pressure on the Broad Front government, says MercoPress.
Bolivia: new faces of justice
Under a radical new arrangement by which the highest ranking judges are voted into office, women and indigenous people are finally getting the top judicial jobs in Bolivia. Report by Emily Achtenberg.
Mexico: Building democracy
Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the presidential candidate of a coalition of three left-of-centre parties in the general elections to be held in Mexico in July, is seeking out support from social movements.
Letter from Marabá
In the second instalment of his blog, Francis McDonagh talks about his return to Brazil's 'faroeste' in the state of Pará.