Colombia elected to sit on United Nations security council
Read More Colombia will serve as a temporary member of the United Nations (UN) Security Council from January 2026 to…
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Brazilian comedian sentenced to jail for racist, homophobic jokes
Read More São Paulo, Brazil – A São Paulo court on Tuesday sentenced Brazilian comedian Léo Lins, 42, to eight…
100+ International Organizations Demand El Salvador to Release Imprisoned Activists
Read More On May 20, 114 organizations from 21 countries released an open letter to El Salvador’s Attorney General, denouncing…
Brazilian lawmaker Carla Zambelli faces arrest, seeks refuge in U.S.
Read More São Paulo, Brazil – Carla Zambelli, a Brazilian congresswoman and one of former President Jair Bolsonaro’s most loyal…
Voter apathy and concerns of political power grab mark Mexico’s first judicial elections
Read More Mexico City, Mexico — Days after Mexico held its first national elections to choose judges and magistrates, the…
Reporters Without Borders say journalists covering protests in Argentina being targeted by armed forces
Read More Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has issued a statement, warning of “escalating media repression” against journalists covering peaceful protests…
El Salvador’s bishops urge government not to treat country as “mass international prison”
Read More The Episcopal Conference of El Salvador (CEDES) has published a letter directed at President Nayib Bukele’s government. The…
Boric announces constitutional reform regarding indigenous rights
Read More Chile’s president, Gabriel Boric, last week announced “a constitutional reform project” which seeks to resolve ongoing conflicts between…
What Does It Mean to Provide Sanctuary?
Read More by Ernesto Castañeda, PhD. Director of CLALS and the Immigration Lab, American University Photo Credits to Jeff Haynes/AFP/…
Argentina’s Justice Ministry to repurpose UNESCO-recognized memory site
Read More Argentina’s Ministry of Justice announced on Wednesday that it would be taking over and repurposing a major building…
Operator-led Nascent VC announces the launch of its $15 million Fund II
Read More Nascent, the venture capital firm founded by operators and backed by the founders of startups such as KAVAK,…
U.S. considers sanctioning Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes
Read More São Paulo, Brazil – A social media post by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday ignited…
How much for an empanada? Inflation far from over in Javier Milei’s Argentina
Read More Buenos Aires, Argentina — Empanadas are a staple of Argentine cuisine. Every region has its version and most…
Uruguay launches new innovation program
Read More Uruguay’s government has launched a program called Uruguay Innovates (U+I), which it says will boost investment and improve…
Uruguay launches new innovation program
Read More Uruguay’s government has launched a program called Uruguay Innovates (U+I), which it says will boost investment and improve…
Immigration Policies Harm Families’ Economic Wellbeing and Mental Health
Read More by Ernesto Castañeda, PhD. Director of the Immigration Lab, American University Policy brief presented at the Dirksen Senate…