Latin Correspondent
Thursday, October 2, 2014 - 06:38
This summer saw a substantial increase in media coverage of migrants fleeing from Central America to the United States, especially the thousands of unaccompanied minors seeking refuge from extreme violence in the Northern Triangle region, which includes Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 - 10:53
The recent capture of a Colombian guerrilla fighter responsible for recruiting minors into the rank and file of the group suggests that, despite apparently progress in the peace dialogues between members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the government’s negotiating team, the FARC has continued its longstanding practice of recruiting children to fight for its forces.
Friday, September 19, 2014 - 07:22
Every four days, a Nicaraguan woman has died at the hands of a partner, spouse or family member in 2014, marking a dramatic spike in femicides in the small country.
Friday, September 12, 2014 - 08:00
Chile is seeking help from foreign security agencies in identifying those responsible for an explosion that injured 14 people at a subway station in the capital, while bomb scares and small blasts are keeping the country on edge.
Thursday, September 11, 2014 - 07:26
A group of experts and former world leaders has issued one of the sharpest criticisms yet of the global War on Drugs, calling the U.S.-led policy a “failure” and calling for a massive overhaul of international drug policy, including pushing for legalization of some substances.
Wednesday, September 10, 2014 - 07:06
Peruvian authorities say an outspoken opponent of illegal logging and three other Ashaninka indigenous community leaders have been slain in a remote region bordering Brazil.