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The initiative empowering Latin America's female land defenders
conservation
Latin America
indigenous rights
Argentina
Women's Right
July 23, 2024
by Ellen Nemitz
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National elections reveal Paraguay's fractured state
Paraguay
elections
democracy
Latin America
human rights
Taiwan
May 09, 2023
by Ellen Nemitz
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Women in STEM careers are still underrepresented in Latin America
women's rights
women in STEM
Latin America
gender equality
human rights
April 25, 2023
by Ellen Nemitz
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How body cameras help fight police brutality in Latin America
human rights
police brutality
Latin America
police reform
freedom of expression
March 14, 2023
by Ellen Nemitz
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The path towards gender equality in Latin America
women's rights
gender equality
International Women's Day
Latin America
March 08, 2023
by Ellen Nemitz
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Writing a new history for black women in Latin America
human rights
women's rights
Black History Month
black women’s rights
racism
Brazil
Latin America
February 21, 2023
by Ellen Nemitz
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Five important advances to human rights in Latin America
human rights
Latin America
LGBTQ+ rights
trans women
migration
reparations
January 17, 2023
by Ellen Nemitz
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Latin America begins 2023 with political unrest
Brazil
Latin America
protests
human rights
democracy
election
terrorism
January 10, 2023
by Ellen Nemitz
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Juan Guaidó's interim government may soon be terminated
Venezuela
Juan Guaidó
election
Latin America
human rights
December 27, 2022
by Ellen Nemitz
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Eyes on the future: Latin America's takeaways from COP 27
COP27
Latin America
Brazil
Lula da Silva
Egypt
climate change
December 22, 2022
by Ellen Nemitz
Dossier
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Peru thrown into chaos one week after coup attempt
Peru
Pedro Castillo
coup d'etat
dictatorship
democracy
election
Latin America
December 13, 2022
by Ellen Nemitz
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Despite ongoing concerns, Latin America sees progress on Human Rights
Latin America
Human Rights Day
abortion
LGBTQ+ rights
same sex marriage
democracy
human rights
December 06, 2022
by Ellen Nemitz
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The challenges Latin America faces to ending HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS
World Aids Day
LGBTQ+
sanitation
healthcare
human rights
Latin America and the Caribbean
November 29, 2022
by Ellen Nemitz
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Colombia seeks an end to its war on drugs
Colombia
war on drugs
cocaine trafficking
Latin America
environment
deforestation
November 08, 2022
by Ellen Nemitz
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Chile rejects new constitution: what happens next?
Chile
plebiscite
constitutional reform
constitution
democracy
human rights
indigenous representation
Latin America
September 06, 2022
by Ellen Nemitz
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Will Latin America overcome its persistent corruption?
Latin America
corruption
el salvador
Brazil
Argentina
freedom of press
freedom of expression
August 30, 2022
by Ellen Nemitz
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Indigenous peoples: guardians of nature and humanity
indigenous people
Indigenous People's Day
Amazon
conservation
deforestation
ancestral lands
Brazil
Tanzania
Africa
Latin America
colonialism
genocide
August 09, 2022
by Yair Oded, Gerardo Bandera
Dossier
The spread of gun violence through Latin America
gun violence
gun control
Latin America
arms trade
human rights
August 02, 2022
by Ellen Nemitz
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How education fights human trafficking
human trafficking
Latin America
Track4Tip
Cuba
Brazil
women's rights
July 26, 2022
by Ellen Nemitz
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Chile presents its draft Constitution for plebiscite
Chile
constitution
Magna Carta
plebiscite
elections
democracy
Latin America
July 12, 2022
by Ellen Nemitz
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Fishery: Latin America
fishery
Latin America
sustainable fishing
fish farming
ocean pollution
water
May 17, 2022
by Ellen Nemitz, Yair Oded
Dossier
The anti-asylum movement fights for just mental healthcare
Latin America
Brazil
Argentina
Mental health
mental asylum
May 17, 2022
by Ellen Nemitz
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Inflation is eroding Latin Americans' purchasing power
Latin America
inflation
hyperinflation
economic crisis
COVID-19
hunger crisis
Brazil
Uruguay
Argentina
Venezuela
May 10, 2022
by Ellen Nemitz
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Combating illegal fishing at Darwin’s Doorstep
illegal fishing
Latin America
fishery
Ecuador
biodiversity
April 19, 2022
by Kata Karáth
Dossier
:
Chapter
Is Costa Rica’s green agenda at risk?
Latin America
environmental policy
Costa Rica
elections
April 05, 2022
by Ellen Nemitz
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Panama and Chile recognise Nature’s rights
Latin America
environmental protection
environmental justice
Nature's rights
March 20, 2022
by Ellen Nemitz
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Empowering black women for social justice
women's rights
black women’s rights
racism
systemic racism
gender equality
Latin America
March 01, 2022
by Ellen Nemitz
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The referendum to tackle Uruguay's rising crime
Uruguay
referendum
Latin America
right-wing parties
crime
election
February 22, 2022
by Ellen Nemitz
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Racism in Latin America: the legacy of slavery is still alive
Latin America
racism
Black History Month
institutional racism
Brazil
Ecuador
Africa
human rights
indigenous people
February 01, 2022
by Ellen Nemitz
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Keep it in the ground: oil and mining disasters must stop
Latin America
fossil fuels
oil spill
coal-mining
January 25, 2022
by Ellen Nemitz
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Basic freedoms are under attack in Latin America
Latin America
human rights
Brazil
Mexico
Colombia
Venezuela
Human Rights Watch
free elections
abortion
LGBTQ
January 18, 2022
by Ellen Nemitz
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The uncertain future of Venezuela's political crisis
Venezuela
autocracy
immigration
fraudulent elections
election
corruption
economic crisis
Latin America
January 11, 2022
by Ellen Nemitz
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Latin America needs climate resilience policies
Latin America
global-warming
climate crisis
flood
drought
climate resilience
climate change
conservation
environment
January 04, 2022
by Ellen Nemitz
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Will Brazil follow Latin America’s leftist wave?
Brazil
Latin America
Chile
progressive politics
election
democracy
conservation
corruption
December 21, 2021
by Ellen Nemitz
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Should Latin America worry about a new COVID-19 wave?
COVID-19
Latin America
Brazil
pandemic
Omicron
Coronavirus
November 30, 2021
by Ellen Nemitz
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Chile’s far-right makes strides in wake of political turmoil
Chile
elections
far right
Latin America
pandora papers
November 16, 2021
by Ellen Nemitz
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Latin America makes important commitments at COP26
COP26
Latin America
climate change
climate crisis
climate action
deforestation
water pollution
overfishing
sustainability
November 09, 2021
by Ellen Nemitz
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Crimes against journalists weaken democracy and remain mostly unpunished
freedom of press
protection of journalists
Latin America
International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists
November 02, 2021
by Ellen Nemitz
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Latin America faces food insecurity amid rising inflation and unemployment
food crisis
food insecurity
food scarcity
food security
Hunger
inflation
Argentina
Brazil
Latin America
Colombia
Venezuela
October 19, 2021
by Ellen Nemitz
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How school closures affect Latin America
Latin America
COVID-19
COVID vaccine
education
July 13, 2021
by Ellen Nemitz
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Can we celebrate Pride in Latin America?
LGBTQ Rights
Pride Month
Latin America
Brazil
trans rights
June 29, 2021
by Ellen Nemitz
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"Do not come”: Biden's migration policy for Latin America
USA
migration
Joe Biden
Kamala Harris
Latin America
June 15, 2021
by Ellen Nemitz
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Latin America divided between left and right
election
indigenous rights
Pedro Castillo
Latin America
June 08, 2021
by Ellen Nemitz
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Preserving cultural diversity amid Covid-19
Latin America
Brazil
United Nations
diversity
culture
May 18, 2021
by Ellen Nemitz
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Latin America commits to restore nature. Is this enough?
climate action
United Nations
global-warming
Greta Thunberg
Latin America and the Caribbean
Bridgetown Declaration
February 09, 2021
by Ellen Nemitz
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What kind of economic recovery should we expect for 2021?
Brazil
Latin America
COVID-19 coronavirus
climateaction
poverty
economic justice
January 06, 2021
by Ellen Nemitz
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Latin America and the race for a vaccine
COVID-19
pandemic
corona virus
Latin America
December 16, 2020
by Ellen Nemitz
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End threats and attacks on journalists in Latin America
Latin America
press freedom
democracy
November 03, 2020
by Ellen Nemitz
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Chile choses a new constitution one year after social revolution
Pinochet-Era
constitution
pandemic
Latin America
October 27, 2020
by Ellen Nemitz
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The resilience of sustainability to fight poverty
poverty
COVID-19
pandemic
Latin America and the Caribbean
sustainability
environment
Coronavirus
October 13, 2020
by Ellen Nemitz
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Should the Venezuelan elections be postponed?
Latin America
Nicolás Maduro
October 07, 2020
by Ellen Nemitz
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Child recruitment in Colombia worsened by the pandemic
COVID-19
pandemic
Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC)
Latin America
September 29, 2020
by Ellen Nemitz
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Escazú Agreement shall gather Latin America around environmental justice
indigenous people
environmental justice
forest fires
COVID-19
Latin America
September 22, 2020
by Ellen Nemitz
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Brazilian biomes destruction beyond the Amazon
Amazon
Latin America
biomes
#DefundBolsonaro
Paris climate agreement
indigenous peoples
September 15, 2020
by Ellen Nemitz
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Girls, not mothers: why maintaining an early pregnancy is not an option
abortion
Latin America
human rights
sexual abuse
August 25, 2020
by Ellen Nemitz
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Latin America must cooperate to overcome COVID-19 crisis
Latin America
COVID-19
Coronavirus
April 10, 2020
by Ellen Nemitz
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Sustainable tourism as a path to nature conservancy
tourism
environment
Brazil
Latin America
December 20, 2019
by Ellen Nemitz
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Mexico – a leader in environmental education
Cop25
environment
Latin America
December 17, 2019
by Magdalena Rojo
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AMLO celebrates one year as Mexican president
Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Mexico
democracy
Latin America
December 03, 2019
by Magdalena Rojo
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Latin America on fire
Latin America
democracy
human rights
October 29, 2019
by Ellen Nemitz
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LA women chosen as influential address current issues of the region
women's rights
Latin America
María Fernanda Espinosa
Yalitza Aparicio
Djamila Ribeiro
Gender
October 22, 2019
by Magdalena Rojo
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We call them cavies...
Latin America
malnutrition
cavies
Africa
August 14, 2019
by Frank Odenthal
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Obesity and undernourishment on the rise in Latin America
Mexico
Latin America
obesity
nutrition food
July 16, 2019
by Magdalena Rojo
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First millennial president in LA - will Bukele defeat Salvadorian gangs?
Latin America
el salvador
Nayib Bukele
corruption
June 26, 2019
by Magdalena Rojo
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Strict abortion laws in Latin America: an indicator of gender equality
abortion
women's rights
Gender
equality
Nicaragua
Honduras
el salvador
Latin America
June 18, 2019
by Magdalena Rojo
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The biggest migration crisis in modern Latin America
Latin America
migration
Venezuela
refugees
May 28, 2019
by Magdalena Rojo
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Environmental defenders endangered in Latin America
environment
Latin America
Land of Resistants
May 17, 2019
by Magdalena Rojo
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A "playful" way to fight for LGBT rights
Latin America
LGBTQI
August 29, 2016
by Pablo Pérez Álvarez
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Press Review: Ugandans worry about cost of commercial oil production & 2013 death toll for journalists hits 70
children
Congo
corruption
coup d'etat
displaced persons
drug cartels
drugs
journalism
journalists
Latin America
Mexico
oil development
oil drilling
poverty
South Sudan
Syria
transparency
Uganda
war on drugs
December 31, 2014
by Rebecca Silus
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