Link To Article: Armed groups target Colombia’s children as reform process slows Farc Rebels and other armed groups have taken to recruiting children in impoverished areas to bolster their ranks. Since the start of the pandemic, recruitment rates have skyrocketed as a result of school closures and worsened living conditions. As a result of COVID-19 measures in Colombia, there have… Read more »
Link To Article: ‘The fight goes on’: Exiled Former President Evo Morales Returns to Bolivia After a long year in exile, Bolivia’s former president returned to Bolivia. Greeted by thousands of supporters waving flags, Evo Morales returned to Bolivia’s southern border through Argentina. His return was a single day after the new president, Luis Arce, was sworn in, suggesting that… Read more »
Link To Article: Peru’s President Martin Vizcarra Ousted In Impeachment Vote Peru’s Congress voted to oust President Martin Vizcarra from office, on counts of corruption and mishandling the pandemic. This decision comes as a surprise to the general public, who had expected him to survive the vote. 105 out of 130 lawmakers voted to remove him, from 9 different parties. During his… Read more »
Link to article: Goldmining having big impact on indigenous Amazon communities In communities across the Amazon, more and more gold miners are threatening the rights of Indigenous people living on protected reserves. As a result of Covid-19, gold prices have risen 35% this year alone, driving half a million miners into the Amazon region to capitalize on abundant gold veins… Read more »
Link to article: Mexico asks Pope Francis for apology for church’s role in Spanish conquest Mexico’s president has written a two page letter to the Pope, the Spanish Crown, and the Spanish government asking for an apology for the Church’s and Spain’s role in oppressing indigenous people during the Spanish conquest 500 years ago. The letter also requested that the… Read more »
Link to Article: Calls grow for radical reform of Chile’s national police force In the past year, the National Police Force of Chile has been charged with 8,500 allegations of human rights abuses, starting with the protests that began a year ago. The most recent victim is a 16 year old who was thrown off of a bridge by an… Read more »
Link to article: Barbados revives plan to remove Queen as head of state and become a republic Since 2015, Barbados has had running plans to join Trinidad, Tobago, Dominica, and Guyana in removing the Queen as it’s head of state to become a republic. So far, every target date proposed has gone unfulfilled, but still another has been set for… Read more »