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Bolivia Set to Pass Historic ‘Law of Mother Earth’ Which Will...

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With the cooperation of politicians and grassroots organizations, Bolivia is set to pass the Law of Mother Earth which will grant nature the same rights and protections as humans.

Bolivia: TIPNIS ‘Untouchable’ But Still Controversial

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The Bolivian President may have put the construction of a highway on hold but the conflict in TIPNIS continues.

Ecuador: Criminalization of the Social Protest in Times of the ‘Citizen...

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Cecilia Chérrez explores the contradictions of a government that claims to rule for the people but represses popular movements.

Venezuela’s Social-Based Democratic Model: Innovations and Limitations

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Venezuela's Social-Based Democratic Model: Innovations and Limitations: The author explores the achievements and flaws of the country's political process.

BOLIVIA: THE TIPNIS CONFLICT – PART ONE

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Protests in Bolivia are hitting the international headlines again. This time the conflict is between Bolivia´s first indigenous government, led by President Evo Morales, and indigenous peoples.

Drug trafficking in Costa Rica – what is the status quo?

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Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla has warned that her country faces a crisis because of drug traffic. The author explains why.

Bolivia: Amazon Road Plan Has Native People on the March Again

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Indigenous people in the eastern lowlands of Bolivia are again preparing to make the long march to La Paz, 21 years after their first such protest.

CHILE: PUBLIC OR PRIVATE EDUCATION?

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Nick Caistor, from LAB, analyses the reasons behind the students protests in Chile.

Ecuador: the struggle for Sumak Kawsay

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Ecuador: the struggle for Sumak Kawsay, or 'the right to a good life'. Both the government and social movements see themselves as engaged in the struggle to forge a new and more sustainable way of life for the country.

Brazil: OAS calls for halt to Belo Monte

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The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the Organisation of American States (OAS) says that work should end on the Belo Monte hydroelectric power station on the Xingu river, pending "full, free and informed" consultation with the affected comm

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