MIAMI — Latin America is one of the most perilous regions in the world for human rights defenders, according to a report released Wednesday by Freedom House, a nonprofit based in Washington.

Latin America is among the most dangerous regions for human rights defenders, according to a special report released by the nonprofit Freedom House on Wednesday. The group found in 2020 more than ...

A guest blogger says that the homicide rate reported from Caracas, which even he declared in an article as the most dangerous city in South America, has been based on overinflated estimates.

Latin America is far and away the most dangerous place for people fighting to protect the environment. From activists and community leaders to journalists and politicians, standing up against ...

A more recent report by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Cepal) revealed that in Mexico, 852 feminicides were reported — one every 10 hours on average ...

Paraguay – Brazil With a reported homicide rate of 66.7 per 100,000, Paraguay’s border department of Amambay rivals homicide levels seen in Latin America’s most violent countries, like Honduras and El ...

Estefani, a Venezuelan mom living in a New York City shelter, recently told NPR she knew the route to the U.S. could be dangerous, even deadly, but she didn’t feel she had a choice.

MIAMI — Latin America is one of the most perilous regions in the world for human rights defenders, according to a report released Wednesday by Freedom House, a nonprofit based in Washington.