Category: Central America
November 18, 2024 > Daniel Fonseca
Honduran Environmental Activist Juan Lopéz Murdered for Fighting Mining and Drug Trafficking
A murmur of prayers fill the room where Father Melo leads the funeral of Juan López, 46, the latest environmental defender to be murdered in Honduras. Melo hangs his head […] Read More >
November 18, 2024 > Daniel Fonseca
Juan López: El ambientalista asesinado que luchó en contra del narcotráfico y la minería en Honduras
El murmullo de oraciones llena el salón donde el padre Melo, preside el funeral de Juan López, el último defensor del medioambiente asesinado en Honduras. Melo, tiene la mirada baja, […] Read More >
March 2, 2023 > Michael McDonald
Costa Rica shuns first regional environmental treaty
Costa Rican lawmakers on Feb. 1 voted to keep the first regional environmental treaty in Latin America and the Caribbean off the legislative agenda, effectively killing the chances that the […] Read More >
December 28, 2022 > Tiziano Breda
Latin America Likes Bukele’s ‘War on Gangs.’ That’s a Problem
This story first appeared in World Politics Review. To view it, click here. Back in October, the mother of Karla Raquel Garcia stood with other protesting parents outside the juvenile […] Read More >
December 25, 2022 > Alfredo Eladio Moreno
Almost half of Nicaraguan NGOs dissolved
NEW YORK — In Nicaragua, 44% of registered NGOs — 3,209 NGOs out of the 7,227 registered in Nicaragua since 2018 — have had their legal registration canceled by the […] Read More >
November 21, 2022 > Fanny Ahman
Escaping Atlantis: Islanders off coast of Panama are fleeing their homes
Reporting for this story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. GARDI SUGDUB, Panama — One last time, the Guna Indigenous people blow their seashells to bid farewell to their home […] Read More >
October 23, 2020 > Annika Beaulieu
Trouble in Paradise: Violence at Protests Threaten to Unhinge IMF Agreement in Costa Rica
As the economic toll of the COVID-19 pandemic takes shape around the globe, the Costa Rican government finds itself in an increasingly difficult position trying to balance an exploding budget […] Read More >
June 5, 2020 > Wilfredo Miranda
Indigenous Territories in Nicaragua Face Violent Attacks
Photographs by Carlos Herrera. MANAGUA—The town bell rang out at 3 a.m. on Friday, February 28, in Santa Clara, a Miskito community in the northern Caribbean region of Nicaragua. As […] Read More >
June 3, 2020 > hilarygoodfriend
For Murdered Honduran Organizer Berta Cáceres, “Any Injustice Was Her Battle”
This interview is republished from the North American Congress on Latin America. The March 2, 2016 assassination of venerated Honduran social movement leader Berta Cáceres sent shockwaves around the world. […] Read More >
May 27, 2020 > susannes
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 >