Since the collapse of the Venezuelan economy, more than half a million Venezuelans have been migrating into neighboring Colombia. The result of this mass migration has affected people from both nations, including a unique group of individuals known as the Yukpa. The indigenous Yukpa are a group of roughly 150 people who fled their ancestral land in Venezuela and settled… Read more »
https://latinamericanpost.com/index.php/international-relations-latam/19811-oas-calls-for-wider-and-stronger-sanctions-against-venezuela From Geneva, the Secretary General of the American agency, Luis Almagro, emphasized his ruling on the global collective blindness that has been given to the Venezuelan regime From the Organization of American States (OAS), at the head of the Secretary General of the international institution, Luis Almagro said and urged the international community to increase sanctions currently performed with the government of Nicolas… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/03/argentina-women-groups-optimistic-legalising-abortion-180309135053069.html Women’s rights groups cautiously optimistic as more than 70 politicians introduce bill that would legalise abortion. by Bala Chambers 9 Mar 2018 Activists shout pro-abortion rights slogans outside of Congress after the presentation of the abortion bill in Buenos Aires [Victor R Caivano/AP Photo] MORE ON ARGENTINA Argentina’s failing public schools: ‘Studying is an odyssey’5 days ago Argentine Congress… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/03/indigenous-yukpa-face-humanitarian-crisis-fleeing-venezuela-180310123952276.html The binational indigenous group says it is being denied its rights on both sides of the border. by Bram Ebus 11 Mar 2018 MORE ON VENEZUELA Venezuela: Presidential election delayed againlast week Brazil declares emergency over Venezuelan migrant influxlast week Venezuelan opposition calls for boycott of election2 weeks ago What is Venezuela’s new petro cryptocurrency?2 weeks ago Cucuta, Colombia… Read more »
http://www.france24.com/en/20180310-trump-attend-summit-americas-meeting-peru-venezuela U.S. President Donald Trump will attend the upcoming Summit of the Americas, officials said Friday, putting him face-to-face with Western Hemisphere leaders, many of whom are upset by his policies and rhetoric toward the region. The regional summit next month in Peru is seen as the leading forum for projecting U.S. leadership in Latin America and the Caribbean. U.S…. Read more »
Probably the most profound thing that has happened in the Americas within the past week has been the United State’s announcement of a steel and aluminum tariff. This tariff was designed to try and bring more manufacturing and labor jobs back to the states but it will have many consequences. First sanctions and retaliatory measures have already been threatened by… Read more »
Source: The Guardian Link: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/11/brazilian-president-michel-temer-will-escape-bribery-charges-say-police
Source: The Guardian Link: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/16/brazilian-army-rio-de-janeiro-michel-temer
Mexico has long been an ally with the US. In recent years however, the relationship between the two countries has degraded dramatically. This is cause for concern. One of the reasons the US has been so powerful is that both its Northern and Southern neighbors have been cooperative. I’m not saying we have lived in complete harmony, but when compared… Read more »
Source: The Guardian Link: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/27/brazil-military-police-crime-rio-de-janeiro-favelas