Indigenous communities across Peru are facing the devastating impacts of ongoing extractivism, while a series of new government laws threaten their right to self-determination, justice and land, reports Ben Radford.
Ben Radford
The re-election of far-right President Daniel Noboa has prompted allegations of electoral fraud and calls to publish the full results, reports Ben Radford.
Latin America is in the grip of a cost-of-living crisis, characterised by rising costs and falling real wages, reports Ben Radford.
Workers in Peru’s Lima and Callao regions went on strike in protest over the Dina Boluarte government’s failure to combat rising violence and insecurity, reports Ben Radford.
Communities in Esmeraldas province in northern Ecuador have denounced the government’s failure to act following one of the country’s biggest oil spills in recent history, reports Ben Radford.
Women in Peru face high levels of gender-based violence and structural barriers to accessing abortion and contraception, reports Ben Radford.
More than 50,000 Cubans took to the streets in the southern city of Guantánamo to reject United States President Donald Trump’s plan to use the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base as a detention centre for deported migrants, reports Ben Radford.
Many thousands took to the streets across Latin America as part of International Women’s Day, amid a concerning rise in gender-based violence and government attacks on women’s rights, reports Ben Radford.
The Hague Group — representing Bolivia, Cuba, Colombia, Honduras, Malaysia, Namibia and South Africa — formed to hold Israel accountable under international law for its illegal occupation of Palestine and ongoing genocide against Palestinians, reports Ben Radford.
The shopping centre collapse in Trujillo highlights the extent of government inaction and corporate greed that has allowed shopping centres to operate without meeting minimum safety standards, reports Ben Radford.
Peruvian farmers are getting a raw deal thanks to unfair prices for their produce, water shortages and unregulated corporate profiteering, reports Ben Radford.
Nearly two million people took to the streets across Argentina against racism, fascism and for LGBTIQ rights, while activists held solidarity actions outside Argentine embassies across Europe and Latin America, reports Ben Radford.
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