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Costa Rica: This impunity cannot be tolerated
International organisations call for an end to violence and impunity against indigenous human rights defenders In March last year, indigenous leader Sergio Rojas was killed at his home after being shot 15 times. This brutal attack drew international attention and…
After documenting land grabs in their reserve, 18 indigenous and black leaders detained in Nicaragua
The president of the autonomous indigenous government is still detained Princess Barberena, a black Kriol environmental and feminist activist from Nicaragua has been detained by Nicaraguan soldiers on September 27, along with Kriol forest ranger Roger Joseph and 16 other black and indigenous…
Why Cuban Doctors Deserve the Nobel Peace Prize
By Vijay Prashad Five years ago, I read the story of Dr. Félix Báez, a Cuban doctor who had worked in West Africa to stop the spread of Ebola. Dr. Báez was one of 165 Cuban doctors of the Henry…
Diaz-Canel, blocking of digital channels is reaction to Soberana 01
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Friday said the blocking of YouTube accounts in his country is a reaction to the registration of the anti-Covid-19 vaccine candidate called Soberana 01. Miguel Diaz-Canel considered the disabling of YouTube channels of TV program…
Saint Kitts and Nevis ratifies UN nuclear weapon ban treaty on Nagasaki anniversary
Today, 9 August 2020, marks 75 years since the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki, killing more than 74,000 people and inflicting harm across generations. To honour the victims and survivors of that horrific…
Cabo Pulmo, an ocean success story for people and wildlife
by Ornela Garelli Twenty five years ago, the biodiversity and beauty of Cabo Pulmo was threatened by overfishing and irresponsible tourism. Now the coral reef in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur is again home to a wide variety of life…
Indigenous Communities of Guyana and Women in Togo Fight Forest Degradation
Viewpoint by P.I. Gomes* The writer, Dr Patrick I Gomes, was Secretary-General of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States for five years until February 29, 2020. The 79-nation inter-regional body officially became the Organisation of African, Caribbean and…
Long Overdue for Latin America: A New “Good Neighbor Policy”
By Medea Benjamin and Steve Ellner U.S. policy towards Venezuela has been a fiasco. Try as it might, the Trump regime-change team has been unable to depose President Maduro and finds itself stuck with a self-proclaimed president, Juan Guaidó, who…
Oh No! Mexico!
As the world moves ahead, Mexico lurches backward. Viewpoint by Bill Dahl In June 2020, Mexico dropped out of the top 25 countries for foreign investment for the second time in over 20 years. For the second largest economy in Latin…
OLADE and IRENA put renewables at heart of post-pandemic economic recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean
Accelerating renewables could bring 3 million jobs to Latin America as region battles COVID-19 The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) will boost ties to put the renewables-driven energy transformation at the heart of…
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