Indigenous Justice Faces the State: The Community Police Force in Guerrero, Mexico
In 1995 the Mixtec and Tlapeneco people from three municipalities in the southwestern state of Guerrero, Mexico, came together to ...
Colombia’s Minga Under Pressure
In 2008 Colombia’s indigenous organizations led a high-profile, six-week mobilization to confront the government of President Álvaro Uribe. Known as ...
A New Turn in Colombia-Venezuela Relations
In the latest victory for multilateral diplomacy in Latin America, Colombia and Venezuela reestablished diplomatic relations August 11 after a ...
After Recognition: Indigenous Peoples Confront Capitalism
Indigenous peoples across Latin America have in recent years taken a leading position in defending national sovereignty, democratic rights, and ...
New Water Wars in Bolivia: Climate Change and Indigenous Struggle
On April 16, about 900 comunarios, or communal peasants, of Nor Lípez Province in Bolivia’s southwestern department of Potosí staged ...
Extractivism Spills Death and Destruction in Peru
On June 19, a barge belonging to the Argentine transnational Pluspetrol spilled 400 barrels of oil into the Maranon River ...
Honduras: ‘Reconciliation’ vs. Reality
The U.S. State Department is leading an effort to readmit Honduras into the Organization of American States (OAS), which suspended ...
Full Disclosure: Buying Venezuela’s Press With U.S. Tax Dollars
The U.S. State Department is secretly funneling millions of dollars to Latin American journalists, according to documents obtained in June ...
