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First legally-binding pact to protect nature activists is signed by Latin American and Caribbean states

TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA Twenty-four Latin American and Caribbean states signed on Sunday the first legally-binding pact in the region to protect environmental activists, in an event hosted in San […] Read More >

Honduras arrests 1st “intellectual author” of 2016 assassination of Berta Cáceres

TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA   Honduran authorities arrested David Castillo Mejía Friday on charges that he orchestrated the 2016 assassination of celebrated environmental and indigenous rights activist Berta Cáceres. A […] Read More >

U.S. ambassador to Mexico to step down

TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA The United States ambassador to Mexico announced on Thursday that she plans to resign in May, dealing another blow to the increasingly tense relations between the two […] Read More >

Honduran former first lady arrested on embezzlement allegations

TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA Honduran former first lady Rosa Elena Bonilla, wife of ex-president Porfirio Lobo, was arrested  in her home by military police yesterday, on embezzlement allegations. According to […] Read More >

Democrat leaders requested an investigation into DEA-led operations in Mexico

TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA Democrat leaders in the house and senate requested an investigation into Drug Enforcement Administration-led operations in Mexico that triggered violent retaliation from drug cartels leading to […] Read More >

Colombian rebel group announces ceasefire for elections

TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA The Marxist ELN rebel group announced Monday morning that it will enforce a four-day unilateral ceasefire during Colombia’s March 11 congressional elections. In an open letter, […] Read More >

Plans for Mexican president to visit White House fall apart after heated call with Trump

TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA Preliminary arrangements for outgoing Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto’s first visit to the Trump White House were set aside last week, following a heated 50-minute phone […] Read More >

Citing racism, TPS recipients sue Trump administration

TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA Eight Haitian and Salvadoran immigrants filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Thursday, claiming racism and discrimination were driving his decision to end the Temporary […] Read More >

Bolivian ex-President will stand trial for massacre in US Court

TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA Former Bolivian President Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada will stand trial next month in Florida. It will be the first time a former head of state faces a […] Read More >

Chile announces defense plan against Bolivian maritime dispute

TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA Chilean foreign minister Heraldo Muñoz spoke out about Chile’s defense plan against Bolivia’s maritime claim on Tuesday. Both countries will present their oral arguments on March […] Read More >