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May 29, 2020 > Benjamin Dangl
State Violence in Áñez’s Bolivia: Interview with Human Rights Lawyer David Inca Apaza
This interview is republished from the North America Conference on Latin America (NACLA). Pigeons flew around the sunny Plaza Murillo in La Paz, Bolivia as I walked toward human rights […] Read More >
May 27, 2020 > Susanne Schweitzer
In Costa Rica, Defending Indigenous Territory Comes at a Price
Across Latin America, Indigenous territories are particularly vulnerable to the coronavirus. In Costa Rica, public health measures have largely prevented infections among the Indigenous population. But for Indigenous territories like […] Read More >
May 26, 2020 > Staff
Corona Hits the Cocaine Supply Chain
By Linda Farthing and Thomas Grisaffi Among the many myths about the coronavirus, one of the strangest circulated on Twitter is the belief that snorting cocaine could ward off the […] Read More >
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Today in Latin America
May 15, 2020 > Staff
Costa Rican Lawmakers Cite Coronavirus to Delay Marriage Equality
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA COSTA RICA: A 2018 court ruling to legalize gay marriage is set to take effect on May 26. Some lawmakers are criticizing moves to delay its […] Read More >
May 14, 2020 > Staff
Mexico and Brazil Report Highest Single-Day Deaths Since Start of Pandemic
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO-BRAZIL: The two largest countries in the region reported their highest coronavirus death tolls in a single day on Tuesday, as the World Health Organization (WHO) […] Read More >
May 13, 2020 > Staff
Chile Prepares for Worst Weeks of Coronavirus
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA CHILE: President Sebastián Piñera said that the coronavirus outbreak will reach its peak in the next few weeks, as the number of cases spikes across the […] Read More >