
Bolsonaro Acts on Promises to Dismantle Human Rights Protections in Brazil
On January 1, Jair Bolsonaro, a right-wing member of the Brazilian Congress with a reputation for hardline positions, was inaugurated…
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On January 1, Jair Bolsonaro, a right-wing member of the Brazilian Congress with a reputation for hardline positions, was inaugurated…
Strengthening Military’s Role in Fighting Crime Puts Human Rights at Risk In a troubling development for Mexico, the country’s new…
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who has led his country into one of the world’s worst economic crises, will be sworn…
The UN drug treaties expressly limit cannabis use to medical and scientific purposes, and cannabis is placed under the strictest…
There are reasons to feel good about Colombia right now. 6,804 FARC members turned in 8,994 weapons in an orderly,…
On the eve of Colombia’s presidential election, we asked Afro-Colombian and indigenous leaders about what their priorities are for whomever…
Guatemala’s most notorious dictator, retired army general José Efraín Ríos Montt, died last Sunday of a heart attack at the…
1. The increased number of Central Americans petitioning for asylum in the United States is not because more people are…
The Trump administration has frequently argued that the increase in the number of families and children fleeing violence in their…
Last week, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released new information telling us what happened at the U.S.-Mexico border in fiscal…
“‘You pass it, I’ll sign it, I want some border stuff.’ That’s what he said.” That, according to House Democratic…
On September 12, the U.S. Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control held a hearing on Colombia’s counternarcotics efforts. Here’s a…
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