Brazil: OAS calls for halt to Belo Monte
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
BOLIVIA: VIOLENT CLASHES PIT MINER AGAINST MINER
At Colquiri tin mine, unionised miners are again in violent conflict with independent co-operative producers over rights to the most lucrative seams
Memoria Abierta: Dictatorship and Memory on the Big Screen
A catalogue of over 400 films about Argentina's military dictatorship has been compiled by 'Memoria Abierta'.
Bolivia: second indigenous march
The new march against the controversial road through the indigenous territory, TIPNIS, is taking place in a much more complicated political context. Emily Achtenberg reports.
WHY ONLY LOPEZ OBRADOR CAN SAVE MEXICO
The next six years of Mexican history may be be critical for its long-term future, as there is much to repair and heal. For this reason, only AMLO can save Mexico, argues British journalist Matt Kennard.
Colombia: A Congress for the People
Some 20,000 people met in Bogotá to draw up their own agenda for the country's future. Gearóid Ó Loingsigh sent this special report for LAB.
“WE HAVE THE ALTERNATIVE,” SAYS THE PEOPLES’ SUMMIT
The assembly of social movements and NGOs rejects the official statement of Rio+20 and offers an alternative.
BOLIVIA: LEVEL OF TENSION FALLS
With an end to the police strike and the arrival in La Paz of the TIPNIS march, the political situation has become calmer. The Bolivia Information Forum reports.
Latin America and Gaddafi
How can Latin America's 'revolutionary' leaders support Gaddafi? Those who came to power on the back of mass democratic movements cannot deny Libyans the right to topple a dictator, says Mike Gonzalez.
GUATEMALA: INVESTORS PROFIT WHILE COMMUNITIES SUFFER
A careful analysis of projects praised in a UK government funded report on investment opportunities.