Nicaragua: authorities fail to tackle high levels of rape and sexual...
As levels of rape and sexual violence rise the government has failed to tackle the problem sufficiently, taboos remain in place and victims are left to suffer. Amnesty International has published a report which looks at the problem in detail.
Colombia: Reporting from behind armour-plating
Colombian journalist Claudia Julieta Duque is among the ten most threatened reporters in the world.
Honduras: the very strange elections of November 2017
Honduras is a tropical country punished by poverty, corruption and violence. As if that weren’t enough, on November 26th, 2017 Honduras had some very...
MEXICO: PLANTING A SEED FOR CHANGE IN WOMEN’S LABOUR RIGHTS
In a special report for LAB, Mexican NGO Semillas describes its work to support women employed in maquila factories and as domestic servants.
Bulletin 25 January 2010
Haiti: relief operations criticised ♦ Women are still dying in Haiti ♦ Dominican Republic praised for emergency help ♦ Venezuela: closure of TV stations causes unrest ♦ Brazil: Real set to get strong again ♦ Chile: water i
Mexico: Domestic workers update
Women Resisting Violence Collective author Marilyn Thomson reports from Mexico on the struggle of domestic workers organisations, catching up with leaders she interviewed for the 2022 Women Resisting Violence book.
Catholic Church: Pope Francis goes back to the future
Signs that the new Pope has revived the spirit of Vatican II and rehabilitated parts of Liberation Theology -- so important in Latin America.
Bulletin 8 February 2010
Costa Rica elects first woman president ♦ Venezuela: Chávez expropriates landmark buildings ♦ Argentina: former President has emergency heart operation ♦ Brazil: interest rates set to go up ♦ Colombia: forest fires threaten nat
Brazilian Indigenous leader attacks French multinationals
A representative of the Brazilian indigenous movement comes to Paris to voice criticism of the involvement of French companies in building large dams, including Belo Monte, in the Amazon.
Alerta Machitroll: defending women on the internet
In a follow-up to his article about social media and democracy, Robert Eveson reports on the work of Colombian NGO Fundación Karimsma to improve...