June 17, 2020 > zeblarson
Dominican Sugar Company Challenged in Florida Court
A lawsuit filed in January against the Fanjul Corporation in the Florida Southern District Court seeks to redress the loss of property that 60 families suffered in January 2016. That […] Read More >
June 17, 2020 > Staff
OAS Pressures Guyanese Government to Accept Election Results
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA GUYANA: A day after the Organization of American States (OAS) called on the government of Guyana to accept defeat in the March 2 elections, Chief Elections […] Read More >
June 16, 2020 > jenniferpribble
Uruguay Quietly Beats Coronavirus, Distinguishing Itself from its South American Neighbors
This article is re-published from The Conversation. Latin America is the world’s new coronavirus epicenter, but Uruguay – a small South American nation of 3.5 million people – has so […] Read More >
June 16, 2020 > Staff
Colombia’s ELN Releases 6 Hostages, Urging Peace Talks to Resume
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA COLOMBIA: The National Liberation Army rebel group, known as the ELN, released two police officers and four civilians on Monday. Some had been held hostage for […] Read More >
June 15, 2020 > Staff
Chile Health Minister Resigns as Coronavirus Case Count Rises
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA CHILE: Health Minister Jaime Mañalich resigned on Saturday as coronavirus cases surge in Chile. Before his resignation, the government reported a recent daily death toll of […] Read More >
June 12, 2020 > LuciaCholakian
Survivors Recount Sexual Violence During Paraguay Dictatorship
This story was originally published by VICE en Español, and is translated to English for the first time on Latin Dispatch. Trigger warning: This article includes references to sexual violence […] Read More >
June 9, 2020 > Sue Branford
Deaths of Elders to COVID-19 Cause Irreparable Loss in Amazon Communities
This article is re-published from Mongabay under Creative Commons. Alessandra Korap’s voice breaks when she lists five Munduruku indigenous elders living along the Tapajós River, a tributary of the Amazon. […] 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 >
June 2, 2020 > Andressa
Indigenous Land Rights at Stake in Brazil Supreme Court Case
INDIGENOUS TERRITORY LAKLÃNÕ AND SÃO PAULO– A court judgment that will shape the future of Indigenous land demarcations across Brazil has become a battleground between defenders of native communities and […] Read More >