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Argentine Culture Wars: writing Kirchnerism out of history

Argentina has always been a country of extremes and now is no different. With the change of government in Argentina, there is not only a change in cultural direction, but a determination to write the ideas of 'the other…

Society

Mexican Milk

Indigenous culture is used to market the country at home and abroad, so why is it that only white faces appear on Mexican adverts?

This Latino Week

Maduro madness, Indigenous groups don't want a repeat of history, "El Trumpo", Britons on virus-hit ship wait for Panama Canal green light, La Linea reschedules to Autumn, F.C. Barcelona agrees to pay cuts and…

Health

Buenos Aires: the virus reaches the ‘villas miseria’

Ramona Medina, one of the community leaders of Villa 31, a Buenos Aires villa miseria, died from coronavirus after publically denouncing the lack of water and the conditions for maintaining social distancing measures in her…

Register for Ruby

Recently diagnosed with a complex form of blood cancer, friends of Ruby, a Salvadorian mother of two, have started a campaign to find a bone marrow donor of Salvadorian or Latin American descent to save her life. Elspeth Fuller…

Human Rights

TEN YEARS A GRAVE

More than a decade after the Pasta de Conchos mining disaster killed 65 miners in Mexico, families are asking the UK to help with their struggle for justice, reports Elizabeth Mistry

Four Bullets: For Racism, Misogyny, Homophobia and Impunity

The assassinaton of Brazilian human rights activist Marielle Franco has had huge repercussions not only in Brazil but for human rights workers all over the world. Jan Rocha places her death in context and considers the…

Environment, Human Rights

Brazil: Facebook Enables Landgrabbing

In a new TV documentary, BBC Brasil penetrated deep within criminal networks illegally selling and deforesting conserved lands — even within an Indigenous reserve - to find some land grabbers are posting the plots they’re selling…

Society

Mexico: Informal Workers and the Pandemic

The story of Noe, a private driver and ambulant salesman, is that of many in Mexico left without an income or government help. It is left to informal neighbourhood based support to helps them get by.

This Latino Week

Peru extends lockdown, Brazil overtakes Russia in number of confirmed cases, Costa Rica celebrates first same-sex weddings, Iranian tankers stop in Venezuela, El Salvador declares national day of Prayer and Sebastian Yatra and…

Society

SPAIN'S CULTURAL ARMADA IN LONDON

You'd have to be deaf not to notice the huge influx of Spaniards to London in recent years. Nowhere was it more evident that at this year's Latin US Awards, which witnessed a huge Spanish participation and success. Here…

Society

The Blue Line to Cali

Mirca Moreira revels in the short London journey that quenches her craving for a little piece of Colombia.

This Latino Week

LoLa Mc makes it’s mark, Medellin Miracle Madonna, Building Bridges with Collaborations

Health

COVID-19 in Latin America

As Latin America enters its fourth week of tackling Covid-19, where most countries have long implemented total lock down, people have begun to settle into the new normal of quarantines and isolation. However, the impact of the…

Chile, Human Rights, Politics

Chile: Why Didn't This Happen Before

Dear friends, our country received so much help from you in its struggle to regain democracy, that I decided to send you this mini-report. After all, what are friends for?

Environment, Human Rights

Brumadinho – One Year On

With the company stalling and no lessons learned, the risk of another tailings dam collapse are high. Tom Gatehouse talks to those affected by recent tailings dams disasters in Brazil

Politics

Brazil: Lula is Back and Shaking Things Up

The PT leader’s return is transforming politics and the handling of the pandemic

Politics

Brazil: Court Upholds Lula's Conviction in The Trial of the Century

A Brazilian court has upheld the conviction of the former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for corruption and money laundering, in a ruling that complicates his plans to run for a third term and marks an extraordinary change…

History

“Che had the voice of a brother”

Ciro Bustos was Che Guevara’s right-hand man in Argentina and survivor of Che’s Bolivia campaign. Once accused of betraying Che, in his new book ‘Che Wants to See You’ Ciro relates what really happened and his life beside the…

This Latino Week

Brazil urged to save Amazon tribes from Covid-19, Colombia's National Liberation Army ends ceasefire, Former police chief of Honduras accused of drug crimes, Colombia foils jail break attempt, Spanish PM says face masks will…

Human Rights, Politics

"Our society still needs to demonstrate that Human Rights Defenders can take action without the threat of being killed"

Visiting the UK to brief UK lawyers on the current situation in Colombia, in tandem with President Santos' state visit, was Dr Reinaldo Villalba Vargas of Colombia’s most prestigious human rights lawyers collective, the…

Environment, Human Rights

Brazil: indigenous reserves to be opened up to mining

Armed with government permits, mining companies stand poised for the rush to exploit land in previously protected reserves

This Latino Week

Tropical Storm Amanda, Coronavirus: 111-year-old Chilean woman recovers and Spain records 0 deaths, US funded Venezuela rock bands to dent Chávez, A mammoth discovery: Giant remains found near Mexico City, Chile's LATAM…

An Amazon view of Brussels

Elisa Dias, 22, a drummer from the AfroRaiz Collective, Marabá, coordinator of the Salus project for Rios de Encontro. made trip to Europe as a trainee international project coordinator, accompanying Dan Baron Cohen, to plan the…

Peru: Odebrecht - The Fall Out

David Wright in Lima reports on a scandal that spans three Peruvian presidencies and probably includes the current one...

Argentina's Bi-Centenary: Something to Celebrate?

As several South American countries celebrate 200 years of independence, Nick Caistor gives a view from Argentina.

Richard Gott on Argentina's Bi-Centenary Celebrations

Renowned for his critical-thinking 'people's histories' of Latin America, the UK's most authoritative Latin Americanist - author of 'Land Without Evil' and 'Cuba: A New History' - explores…

Human Rights

Ana Victoria's Story - Part 3: The Search for Kio

Ana Victoria is an Afro-Colombian biologist who will be ordained as the first female Colombian priest of the Anglican church in July 2017 in St Paul Cathedral. After being kidnapped by armed traffickers while she was working with…

Politics

Colombia: the double edged sword of peace in Tumaco

As the referendum nears, asking the public to take a leap of faith in Peace, the residents in Tumaco know that it will come at a price and move forward under no ilusions, as Niamh Ni Bhriain explores

Health

Mexico: Populism and the Pandemic

As with many other countries led by populist leaders, in Mexico populism and the pandemic have proved to be a dangerous mix where AMLO was slow to take the virus or the medical advice seriously, and the most vulnerable are now…

Favourite Quotes From our Favourite Latinos

We have dedicated this section to the fond memory of President Hugo Chávez being told, in mid-rant, 'why don't you just shut up?' by the King of Spain. Candela celebrates the gaff, the rant and the good 'ole…

Politics

The Angora Cat, the Saint and the End of the World

The Supreme Court and the Senate found a 'jeitinho' to get around part of their present impasse. But time and their credibility are running out.

Human Rights

Guatemala: Indigenous Women take on Canada’s Mining Industry

Elena Choc Quib, a unilingual Q’eqchi’ speaker from a remote village in rural Guatemala, never imagined travelling outside her country, let alone boarding a plane to Toronto. But everything changed when she and 10 other women…