Category: Dispatches
November 18, 2015 > Jessica Diaz-Hurtado
Colombia Advances LGBT Rights But Some Say It’s Not Enough
The past few weeks have been incredibly important for Colombia’s LGBT community. Last month, the country’s first openly gay candidate for political office was elected mayor in the southern city […] Read More >
November 2, 2015 > Franco Bastida
UN Refugee Agency Sounds Alarm on Violence Against Women in Central America, Mexico
WASHINGTON — Norma witnessed routine gunfights and murders when she lived in El Salvador. She paid a biweekly cuota, or street tax, to the Barrio 18 gang members controlling her […] Read More >
October 23, 2015 > Luisa Rollenhagen
Ahead of Argentine Elections, Political Apathy Runs High in ‘Little Buenos Aires’
NEW YORK — Walking down Junction Boulevard toward Corona Avenue in Queens is akin to exploring a microcosm of Latin America: Mexican and Guatemalan eateries are clustered close to Roosevelt Avenue, […] Read More >
September 25, 2015 > Nicki Fleischner
Undocumented Immigrants to Meet Pope Francis in New York
NEW YORK — On a small soccer field in the shadows of Yankee Stadium, Cristian Contreras practices in the goal. It is where he has spent most of his Saturdays […] Read More >
September 24, 2015 > Leonardo Goi
In Colombia, There Will Be Peace
BOGOTÁ, Colombia — September 23 marked a historical day for the ongoing peace process between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. After an hour-long […] Read More >
September 23, 2015 > Alexandra Hall
Border Deal between Colombia and Venezuela Shows Increasing Influence of Regional Organizations
NEW YORK — In Quito on Monday, President Nicolás Maduro, of Venezuela, and President Juan Manuel Santos, of Colombia, finally brokered a set of agreements to resolve the crisis on […] Read More >
September 14, 2015 > Christopher Looft
What to Expect From Dilma Rousseff’s UN Speech
NEW YORK — Since 1947, a Brazilian leader has traditionally given the first speech of the United Nations General Assembly debate, a tradition reflecting the storied reputation of the country’s diplomatic […] Read More >
August 17, 2015 > Cleuci de Oliveira
Anti-Government Protests Sweep Brazil for Third Time in Six Months
SÃO PAULO — Hundreds of thousands of protesters flooded the streets of major Brazilian cities on Sunday for the third time in 2015, demanding an end to corruption and the […] Read More >
July 13, 2015 > Daniela Castro
Strategy, Cease-Fires and Public Opinion: Inside Colombia’s Peace Process
BOGOTÁ, Colombia — On Sunday, diplomats in Havana, Cuba announced that the Colombian government will de-escalate its military campaign against the FARC rebel group, if that group adheres to the […] Read More >
July 4, 2015 > Cleuci de Oliveira
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice: House Passed Criminal Age Measure Unconstitutionally
BRASÍLIA, Brazil — A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has described the approval of a controversial measure to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 18 to 16 as an illegal […] Read More >