South America

The case against Chile is for noncompliance with the 1904 Treaty of Peace and Friendship.  The Bolivian government is seeking to recover access to the Pacific ocean that was lost in the 1879 war. The government and congress of Bolivia…

The Government of Ecuador reported on Tuesday that the country has started a process to revoke an investment protection treaty with the USA due to legal deficiencies when facing claims by US oil companies. This decision was adopted after the…

Good planning is one of the main reasons for success of the Ecuadorian Government in its six years in office. To continue on this road of improvement in quality of life for Ecuadorian families, the Ministry of Planning and Development…

Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, aged 76, was elected in a surprise choice to be the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Wednesday 13 March, 2013. He will take the name Francis I. He was proclaimed as the first…

On behalf of the NYC chapter of the Humanist Party and the International Federation of Humanist Parties, we would like to send our deepest sympathies and our support on this day of mourning to our Venezuelan brothers and sisters. Mr.…

The law proposes that Autonomous Municipal Governments will be able to request competent authorities for the “legal adoption of provisional measures, precautionary measures and measures of immediate protection in defence of the rights of women in situations of violence.” The…

The Argentine government has deplored the UK for ignoring international obligations by dispatching nuke-armed submarines to the Malvinas islands (The Falklands), which is a nuclear free zone, thus breaching an international treaty. Eduardo Zuaim, Argentina’s Foreign Relations Secretary was quoted…

Bolivian President Evo Morales has nationalized a Spanish company that operates the country’s three main airports. Morales said on Monday he had instructed the country’s ministry of public works, services and housing to take “full operational control” of SABSA, a…

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has returned to Caracas after more than two months of treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery, and his supporters held street celebrations to welcome him home. Vice President Nicolas Maduro said on the state television network…

Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa has won the country’s presidential election for the third term, with thousands of supporters gathering at the presidential palace in the capital, Quito, to celebrate the victory. The 49-year-old president gained 56.9 percent of the ballots…