Latin America

Franco, 38, was a feminist lesbian Black woman and her murder is seen as a blow to Brazilian women’s rights activists and LGBTQ activists.  

Marielle Franco started her career as a human rights advocate before entering politics as a member of the left-leaning Socialism and Liberty Party.

An uprising in the prison, where 5,000 men and women are incarcerated, started 10 days ago.

“Without Chávez, I’d […] likely be cleaning toilets at McDonald’s.”

Protests were held in San Diego, where the prototypes are displayed, and in Tijuana, the closest city on the Mexican side.

A report found that 16 of those killed, including two children, were shot dead by security forces and that the actions by the military police “may amount to extra-judicial killings.”

Having headed an upset “No” campaign against the 2016 FARC peace referendum, Senator Álvaro Uribe was the leading vote-getter among all legislative candidates.

Latino Rebels Radio, March 11, 2018

The 11 countries, which together add up to 13 percent of the global economy, include Chile, Peru, Mexico, Canada, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and others.

Also known as “the baby theft general,” Bignone was the last head of state of Argentina’s brutal 7-year dictatorship that ended in 1983.

Emilio Gutiérrez Soto fled to the U.S. and sought asylum with his son in June 2008, after learning that a military officer had ordered his killing due to his reporting.

Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solís labelled the pact as “crucial for the very survival of our species.”

The murder of the environmental and indigenous rights activist sparked worldwide outrage and placed pressure on the Honduran government.

Roberta Jacobson, who served the post just under two years, has more than three decades of experience in the region.

According to investigators for the National Anti-corruption Council, Rosa Elena Bonilla deposited over half a million dollars of state funds into her own bank account in January 2014.

The lawmakers asked the inspectors general at the Justice and State Departments to investigate a series of attacks.

The Marxist ELN rebel group announced Monday morning that it will enforce a four-day unilateral ceasefire during Colombia’s March 11 congressional elections.

Preliminary arrangements for outgoing Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto’s first visit to the Trump White House were set aside last week.

Eight Haitian and Salvadoran immigrants filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Thursday.

In Colombia’s southwestern state of Cauca, many indigenous communities have been contending with violence for generations.

It will be the first time a former head of state faces a judge in the United States in connection with alleged human rights abuses.