Human Rights

Wednesday, February 27, 2013 - 00:00
Mientras en el 2011 habia una tasa del 13%, actualmente el 15,4% de los ninos colombianos estan laborando
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - 00:00
In Mexico's drug-war-torn cities, a small number of Twitter users affected by narco violence are acting as war correspondents to the masses, providing a public-safety alert system of sorts.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - 00:00
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - 00:00
A local radio reporter who often denounced crime on his show was shot dead on Friday in northern Brazil, according to news reports
Monday, February 25, 2013 - 11:54

This post was written by Lisa Haugaard of the Latin America Working Group Education Fund. The original article can be found on the LAWG Blog. To read the original version, click here.

Monday, February 25, 2013 - 00:00
Es la primera vez que los hijos de victimas de abusos de agentes fronterizos y de migracion se pronuncian publicamente porque ninguno de esos casos ha sido juzgado ni resuelto.
Monday, February 25, 2013 - 00:00
A small-town journalist unafraid to repeatedly ask questions that might make some people very uncomfortable. In short, the most dangerous job in journalism in Brazil.
Monday, February 25, 2013 - 00:00
Cerrejon - a joint venture between Anglo American, BHP Billiton and Xstrata - said it had suffered "a terrorist attack" at its Mina Sur mining area in the northern province of Guajira
Monday, February 25, 2013 - 00:00
Workers at Cerrejon, the world's largest export-focused, open-pit coal mine, walked off the job Feb. 7 in part to demand a pay raise
Friday, February 22, 2013 - 12:01

The following is a round-up of some of the top news highlights from around the region this week.

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