Nearly three years into President Gustavo Petro’s term, his flagship “Total Peace” initiative is faltering. On this episode ...

In recent years, the state of trans rights across the Americas has been marked by a striking pattern of historic advances and ...

Will the WHO confront its colonial legacy and right a historic wrong? The critical review of the coca leaf could transform ...

This special Pride Month episode brings together the voices of six LGBTIQ+ activists from across Latin America—Mexico, ...

In the wake of escalating immigration enforcement targeting vulnerable migrant communities, this Pride Month episode brings ...

Introduction. Andrés Manuel López Obrador came into the Mexican presidency on December 1, 2018 promising a new, more humane approach to the migration of Central Americans and others who come to Mexico ...

THE FULL UPDATE: The Alien Enemies Act invocation and El Salvador renditions have days in court 17 more people. The Trump administration removed 17 more people—10 Salvadorans and 7 Venezuelans—to El ...

Massive “reconciliation” spending bill emerges in Senate and resembles House bill. The so-called “Big Beautiful Bill,” an enormous package of tax cuts, benefit cuts, and new spending reflecting Trump ...

Venezuela is the only country in Latin America with an open investigation before the International Criminal Court (ICC). The case has been the object of disinformation on behalf of Venezuelan ...

THE FULL UPDATE: Accumulating accounts of cruel and possibly unlawful removals and detentions Recent cases. ICE deported a Honduran mother with her 2-year-old U.S. citizen son on April 25, shortly ...

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En los últimos años, la situación de los derechos de las personas trans en América se ha caracterizado por un patrón notable ...