February 7, 2020 > Rafael Forsetto
Chief Raoni, Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, Presides Over Historic Meeting with Over 600 Indigenous Leaders in Brazil
This article originally appeared on Mongabay and is also available in Portuguese. LAND is republishing it under Creative Commons. The harsh midday sun shines down in the Kayapó village of […] Read More >
February 6, 2020 > Staff
Two Hundred Salvadoran Migrants Were Killed or Abused After Being Deported by the U.S.
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA EL SALVADOR: A new report by the Human Rights Watch revealed that at least 200 Salvadorans who were deported by the United States between 2013 and […] Read More >
February 5, 2020 > Staff
Juan Guaidó Attends State of the Union
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES-VENEZUELA: Juan Guaidó attended the State of the Union speech as a guest of President Donald Trump. The event gave the Venezuelan National Assembly leader […] Read More >
February 4, 2020 > Staff
Crimes Against Women on the Rise in Mexico
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: The increase in crime rates in 2019 disproportionately affected women, according to new statistics from the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System (SESNP). […] Read More >
February 3, 2020 > Staff
Second Death Linked to Mexico Butterfly Reserve
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: A second man with links to Michoacan’s monarch butterfly reserve, guide Raúl Hernández Romero, was found dead on Saturday with wounds that suggest he was […] Read More >
January 31, 2020 > Staff
Maduro Extends Olive Branch to Colombia To Restore Relations
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA VENEZUELA: President Nicolás Maduro offered to restore diplomatic relations with Colombia. The neighboring countries had broken off diplomatic relations after Colombian president Iván Duque recognized Juan […] Read More >
January 30, 2020 > Staff
Ecuadorian Case Could Set Precedent for Addressing Sexual Violence at Schools
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA ECUADOR: On Tuesday, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) began hearings for a 2002 case involving an Ecuadorian student who was sexually abused by school […] Read More >
January 29, 2020 > Staff
Magnitude 7.7 Earthquake Strikes Caribbean Sea
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA JAMAICA: A 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked the Caribbean Sea between Cuba and Jamaica. Aftershocks of the Tuesday earthquake reached as far as Mexico and Florida and […] Read More >
January 28, 2020 > Staff
Mexican Authorities Deport Thousands of Hondurans in January
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA HONDURAS: The Mexican National Migration Institute deported 240 Hondurans in two planes departing from Toluca yesterday. This comes after a caravan of mostly Honduran migrants failed […] Read More >
January 27, 2020 > Staff
Four Months After President Shut Down Congress, Peruvians Vote For New Lawmakers
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA PERU: Voters elected a new Congress yesterday, after President Martín Vizcarra dissolved the legislative body in September. Peruvians are legally required to participate in elections, and […] Read More >