Questions & answers on the Nicaraguan elections
The London-based Nicaragua Solidarity campaign has prepared a simple guide to the November general elections.
Brazil: the land grab hottens up
Foreign investors believe that Brazil could have 150 million hectares of under-used farm land
Brazil: President Dilma’s anti-corruption drive
Five ministers have now left the government in nine months, four after being accused of corruption. But can the drive against corruption continue? Jan Rocha sends a special despatch for LAB from São Paulo.
Latin American economy: ready for the tsunami
The global economy is in turnmoil, but Latin America can resist the pressure. Javier Farje, from LAB, explains.
Colombia: the Uribe legacy
Armen Kouyoumdjian, an analyst based in Chile, gives us his own, very personal perspective on Colombia.
Chile: protesters call for change
Hundreds of thousands of Chileans take to the streets to demand changes to the Constitution.
Bolivia: indigenous groups mobilise against highway
Government plans highway through indigenous land. From Bolivia Oscar Salgado calls on the LAB community to sign the indigenous petition against the road.
The Mandate of Manaus: Indigenous Action for Life
Marianne Arake, from LAB, has translated into English the important 'call for action' produced jointly by indigenous groups from the nine countries of the Amazon Basin after their meeting in Manaus.
HONDURAS FEMICIDES
A group of human rights organisations in Honduras says the killings of women has increased in recent years.