Posts By: Staff
April 18, 2016 > Staff
Ecuador Begins Relief Efforts Following Deadly 7.8-Magnitude Earthquake
Top Story — Residents of rural Ecuadorian towns west of Quito are reeling following the country’s most devastating earthquake in 40 years. The 7.8-magnitude quake struck Saturday night near the […] Read More >
April 15, 2016 > Staff
Mexican Federal Police Implicated in 2014 Student Disappearance
Top Story — Mexico’s Human Rights Commission on Thursday accused federal police agents of being involved in the 2014 disappearance of 43 students in Guerrero state. The group cited an […] Read More >
April 14, 2016 > Staff
Court Decision Allows Argentina to End Years-Long Battle With Hedge Funds
Top Story — The United States Court of Appeals has cleared Argentina to begin raising money to pay off its debts to holdout international creditors, ending a 15-year saga over […] Read More >
April 13, 2016 > Staff
Latin American Authorities Continue Probes in Wake of Panama Papers
Top Story — The largest-ever digital leak of financial information, the Panama Papers, is still generating furor across Latin America. On Tuesday, organized crime prosecutors raided the office from which […] Read More >
April 12, 2016 > Staff
Brazil Congressional Committee Votes to Proceed with Rousseff Impeachment
Top Story — The Brazilian congressional committee set up to determine whether President Dilma Rousseff should face impeachment proceedings decided on Monday to uphold the impeachment process by 38 to […] Read More >
April 11, 2016 > Staff
Fujimori Wins First Round of Peruvian Presidential Elections, Will Face Runoff in June
Top Story — The center-right candidate Keiko Fujimori won the first round of presidential elections in Peru on Sunday, during a weekend rocked by political violence that left three people […] Read More >
April 8, 2016 > Staff
Colombia High Court Ruling Lays Groundwork for Gay Marriage
Top Story — Colombia’s constitutional court decided in a 6-3 vote Thursday against a ruling that defined marriage as only between heterosexual couples, positioning the country to become the fourth […] Read More >
April 7, 2016 > Staff
In the Case of 43 Missing Students, Independent Investigators Part Ways With Mexican Prosecutors
Top Story — Experts from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) have parted ways with Mexican prosecutors, saying that they will not continue to work with them on the […] Read More >
April 6, 2016 > Staff
Brazilian Judge Rules Vice President Must Face Impeachment, Complicating Succession Plans
Top Story — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Tuesday ordered Congress to initiate impeachment proceedings against Vice President Michel Temer, complicating efforts by Temer’s party to install him in […] Read More >
April 5, 2016 > Staff
Brazil’s Attorney General Calls Impeachment Proceedings Unconstitutional
Top Story — During a blistering speech on Monday that laid out Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s defense against a potential ouster, the country’s attorney general denounced the impeachment proceedings underway […] Read More >