Chile: The first dictatorship of globalisation
An eye witness account of the Popular Unity period in Chile, the Pinochet coup and its ongoing aftermath.
Chile dominates the news, forty years on
A round-up of articles, books, films and photography covering the military coup.
Uruguay: Welcome offered to Guantanamo detainees
President Mujica has accepted a US proposal to accept Guantanamo detainees as refugees.
Brazil: Government ignores plight of Haitian immigrants
The Federal Government is using delays and excuses to evade responsibility for the appalling conditions in migrant shelters.
Paraguay – storms ahead
President Cartes has called for Brazilian investors to "use and abuse" the country so it is scarcely surprising that Paraguayan peasants, driven off their land by Brazilian farmers, are feeling angry.
Uruguay: Guantanamo Bay and the elections
A Guantanamo Bay detainee is on hunger strike following delays to the completion of his transfer to Uruguay. But the election climate in Uruguay means there is unlikely to be a speedy resolution of his case.
LAB explained
LAB Editor Nayana Fernandez describes LAB's 37 years of commitment and service to human rights and social progress in Latin America
Colombia: Victims show the way to lasting peace
Victims of Colombia's conflict delivered an uncompromising message to peace negotiators in Havana.
Colombia: the biggest conversation in the world
Real efforts are being made to promote not just dialogue, but real conversation among all actors in Colombia's peace process, at local as much as at national level
Colombia: commemorating the Mulatos massacre
For the national peace process to succeed, local communities need to make sense of their past and keep alive historical memory.