Underreported and Unpunished, Femicides in El Salvador Continue

Underreported and Unpunished, Femicides in El Salvador Continue

In one of the most dangerous Latin American countries to be a woman, lockdown measures exposed longstanding challenges in combatting ...
The Search for Answers in Mexico (disponible en español)

The Search for Answers in Mexico (disponible en español)

As the 5th National Search Brigade for Disappeared Persons continues its work, the main obstacle is the state ...
The Inversion of Human Rights in Brazil

The Inversion of Human Rights in Brazil

A dictatorship-era torturer is suing one of his victims in Brazil in a stark reminder of how Bolsonaro emboldens rights ...
Guatemala: Impunity for War Criminals, Again

Guatemala: Impunity for War Criminals, Again

Guatemala is poised to pass a law reversing its National Reconciliation Law, which prohibits amnesty for those who committed international ...
Surviving One of Mexico's Deadliest Places for Women

Surviving One of Mexico’s Deadliest Places for Women

Ecatepec, Mexico, has one of the highest femicide rates in the country. Without enforcement of laws against gender-based violence, victims' ...
Flouted Justice for Berta

Flouted Justice for Berta

The trial against Berta Cáceres' accused assassins has been riddled with irregularities and bias—and barred the victims' lawyers from participation ...
Guatemala: War, Continued

Guatemala: War, Continued

Thirty years after NACLA first reported on Efraín Ríos Montt's genocide in Guatemala, its revelations stand the test of time ...
Imperfect Justice in Guatemala

Imperfect Justice in Guatemala

A national court has found that the Guatemalan army committed genocide. But it has also found Rodríguez Sánchez, Ríos Montt's ...