At this meeting, representatives of 13 Latin American countries met with the purpose of exchanging information, criteria, knowledge, and experiences, to find a way to articulate regionally and try to harmonize responses regarding the historically unusual and considerable increase in the flow of Venezuelans in the region. At the end of the meeting, the countries made public the Declaration of Quito, a document… Read more »
Recently Pope Francis declared the death penalty “inadmissible” and took a stand to work towards abolishing the death penalty throughout the world. Amnesty International reported that 58 countries still apply the death penalty for common crimes. In addition, 35 countries maintain the death penalty but have not applied it for decades. China, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia are the… Read more »
GUATEMALA CITY/UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations said on Wednesday that it would send an assistant director to lead its anti-graft mission in Guatemala as the group’s chief remains banned from entering the country. In a letter to President Jimmy Morales, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he stood by Ivan Velasquez, who leads the International Commission Against Impunity… Read more »
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has backed same-sex marriage. The Cuban leader, who took over from Raúl Castro on 19 April, said he was in favour of recognising “marriage between people without any restrictions”. In an interview with TV Telesur, he said doing so was “part of eliminating any type of discrimination in society”. It comes as Cuba is in the… Read more »
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that nations invest at least 6% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in their health systems. However, only five Latin American countries meet this requirement and the rest face risks ranging from safety levels in the hospital infrastructure, to the limited capacity of medical centers to attend large-scale natural disasters. On June 20, 21… Read more »
The effects of climate change are visible in virtually any ecosystem on the planet and one of the most devastating effects is the increase in global temperature. We have been witnessing the progressive disappearance of glaciers all over the world for years and we cannot help but be surprised when we see images of the “before and now” of the… Read more »
On August 1st, Pope Francis approved the modification of the catechism, which declares the death penalty “inadmissible” and pledged to work on the abolition of the death penalty throughout the world. This measure becomes a challenge for countries such as China, Pakistan and the US where executions are carried out. Some experts believe that it could put at risk the… Read more »
Gonzalo Chávarry is the new Attorney General of Peru, and that has awakened a storm of criticism not only because of his election but also against the justice system in its entirety. The Attorney General is involved in a judicial report on the criminal organization called “White Collars.” As a result of this, several sectors of Peruvian society have called for the… Read more »
Brazil is a country at the crossroads right now. Years of corruption, political chaos, and the late military junta have left the nation with an interesting – though far from unique – situation. Electoral politics are set to fail the growing country, as the popular Leftist candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva remains imprisoned and disqualified, and the proto-fascist candidate… Read more »
RIO DE JANEIRO — The stately national museum, once home to Brazil’s royal family, was still smoldering at sunrise on Monday when scores of researchers, museum workers and anthropologists began gathering outside, dressed in black. Some sobbed as they began taking stock of the irreplaceable losses: Thousands, perhaps millions, of significant artifacts had been reduced to ashes Sunday night in a… Read more »