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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 ...
Latin America is increasingly dangerous for human rights defenders, report says. The region accounted for more than three-quarters of all murders of human rights activists around the globe in 2020 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Many of Latin America’s border regions are historically neglected by the state and prone to all types of organized crime, from criminal gangs preying on migrants to the smuggling of drugs and ...
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 ...
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.
Although Hilton is a trailblazer in Brazil, she is not alone in Latin America, where a new generation of trans politicians is working to combat violence and prejudice against trans people.
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.