Country / Region
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Tittle
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Resume
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Date
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See
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Argentina |
A drift in environmental protection |
Ministers appointed by President Mauricio Macri are not known as defenders of the environment. |
3/31/2016 |
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Colombia |
No peace agreement was signed |
Government and FARC representatives have not yet agree on relevant issues to end the armed conflict. |
3/31/2016 |
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Latin America / The Caribbean |
In brief |
Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras |
3/31/2016 |
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Peru |
Elections reminiscent of 2000 fraud |
Electoral authorities eliminate two presidential frontrunners. |
3/23/2016 |
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Guatemala |
Renewable energy projects bring light to rural communities |
Indigenous women get empowered learning how to weld and assemble lamps and solar panels. |
3/14/2016 |
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Ecuador |
Alternative energies; ¿are they sustainable? |
The arrival of electricity improves living conditions in indigenous communities, but generates other needs that have an impact on their culture and the environment. |
3/14/2016 |
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Honduras |
“Berta lives, the struggle continues” |
Indigenous activist and defender of the environment and human rights, was murdered despite the presence of precautionary measures on her behalf. |
3/9/2016 |
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Peru |
Oil spill affects indigenous communities |
People’s livelihoods and native Amazon flora and fauna are at risk. |
3/9/2016 |
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Mexico |
Right to land, territory and forests |
Peasant leaders fight to preserve communal land tenure. |
3/9/2016 |
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Argentina |
Vulture funds win the battle |
Government reaches an agreement with the four largest creditors who did not accept the debt swap. |
3/9/2016 |
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Mexico |
An indigenous Laudato Si is needed |
Indigenous and peasant leaders urge authorities to heed Pope’s message on climate change. |
2/29/2016 |
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North America / Latin America |
In brief |
Cuba, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru |
2/29/2016 |
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Bolivia |
Citizens reject constitutional reform |
President and Vice-President cannot run for a fourth consecutive term. |
2/29/2016 |
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Mexico |
The risk of working as a journalist |
Four journalists have been killed so far in 2016. |
2/23/2016 |
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El Salvador |
Violence that never ends |
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2/23/2016 |
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Haiti |
Parliament elects interim president |
Second round of elections for a new president was postponed twice. |
2/16/2016 |
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Ecuador |
Chevron’s tricks |
US oil company uses its power and money to avoid payment of US$9.5 billion for polluting the Amazon. |
2/15/2016 |
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Peru |
Poverty and inequality remain an issue |
Millions of people at risk of falling back into poverty due to economic slowdown. |
2/15/2016 |
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Guatemala |
Mayan women fight for justice in historic trial |
For first time ever, a court admitted charges of sexual slavery committed during the armed conflict. |
2/5/2016 |
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Latin America / The Caribbean |
Zika virus stimulated by climate change |
Global warming and the phenomenon of El Niño are the breeding ground for the propagation of the mosquito that transmits the illness. |
2/5/2016 |
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