Category: Dispatches
December 2, 2019 > William Costa
As Protests Against Local Government Flare Up Across Paraguay, a 17-Year-Old Student Leads the Charge in One Town
ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay—In recent weeks, the town of Mayor Otaño in southeastern Paraguay has been the scene of a dramatic protest over alleged misuse of public funds by local authorities. And […] Read More >
November 27, 2019 > Pablo Medina Uribe
Behind the National Strike in Colombia
This article was co-published with NACLA. On Aug. 7, 2018, former senator Iván Duque — a relatively young politician with little experience — assumed office as Colombia’s president. Since then, […] Read More >
October 24, 2019 > Linda Farthing
Evo Morales Wins Bolivia’s Election, but Fraud Allegations Tarnish the Victory
LA PAZ—After days of anxiety and protests, President Evo Morales has narrowly won Bolivia’s presidential election. To win, Morales needed a 10% lead over his closest rival, former President Carlos […] Read More >
September 24, 2019 > Christina Noriega
Amid Call to Rearm, Ex-FARC Combatants Hesitate to Give up on Peace
ICONONZO, Colombia — Like millions of other Colombians, Gonzalo Beltrán woke up on Aug. 27 to the news that a group of former commanders of the demobilized Revolutionary Armed Forces […] Read More >
September 16, 2019 > Gabriela Barzallo
After 6 Years of Struggle, First LGBT Couple to Request Marriage in Ecuador Says ‘I Do’
QUITO, Ecuador — Pamela Troya was preparing for an interview with a human rights defense organization in Quito in June when a fellow LGBT activist burst into the studio screaming. […] Read More >
August 13, 2019 > Alanna Elder
The Dam that (Almost) Brought Down Paraguay’s President
The past two weeks have brought Paraguayans a political earthquake and a crowd of new household names, all connected to a bilateral energy deal signed with Brazil in May and […] Read More >
July 30, 2019 > Staff
Canada’s Broken Pledge to Mexican Human Rights Defenders
This story, written by Urooba Jamal and José Luis Granados Ceja, was originally published in NACLA. After his father was murdered a decade ago over his opposition to a Canadian-owned […] Read More >
July 22, 2019 > Carolina Zanatta
Bolsonaro Doubles Down on Threats to Brazil’s Indigenous with New Policy
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stepped up his assault on Indigenous land rights last month, continuing a trend that started before his presidency and has accelerated […] Read More >
June 11, 2019 > William Costa
With the Help of Nuns and a Lawyer, a Paraguayan Indigenous Group Wins Back Their Ancestral Territory
ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay—In early May, the Jejyty Miri Indigenous community in Paraguay received the good news they’d been waiting for. After three years of struggle over their 500-hectare territory near the […] Read More >
June 3, 2019 > Colleen Connolly
From ‘Just a Mom’ to Immigration Activist: Salvadoran TPS Holder Fights to Keep Her Family Together
By the time the alarm went off at 2 a.m. Cecilia Martínez had only slept for three hours, but Feb. 12 was an important day. So despite her exhaustion, she […] Read More >