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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionIs there a ‘third way’ for Brazil?As Bolsonaro and Lula square up for next year’s election, some Brazilians demand an alternative. But does it risk...
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Published in: 50.50: InvestigationEuropean and US Right groups backed El Salvador criminalising abortion – and lostIn a case at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, European groups supported criminalising women who had...
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Published in: 50.50: InvestigationUS ‘dark money’ groups behind Mississippi abortion case spend millions overseasGroups behind a Supreme Court test case that threatens the constitutional right to abortion in the US are also...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionFrom mobilization to solidarity: The power of feminist struggles in Latin AmericaWith a woman murdered every two hours in the region, women are determined to be agents of change and resistance –...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: InvestigationA green paradox: Deforesting the Amazon for wind energy in the Global NorthA shift to wind energy is leaving a trail of destruction in Ecuador, with a brutal impact on Indigenous communities...
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Published in: 50.50: InvestigationHomosexuality is a ‘distortion caused by Satan’A pastor in Costa Rica tells our undercover reporter that prayer, Bible study and Christian music can help to change...
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Published in: Home: OpinionBarbados has thrown off its colonial shackles. Now the real change must comeBarbados has removed the Queen as its head of state, as it begins a new national journey to remove any lingering...
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Published in: 50.50: InvestigationGive up sex, say priest and psychologist to young LGBTQ in GuatemalaTherapist linked to Catholic US group Courage International prescribes ‘chastity’ in anti-gay session, openDemocracy...
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Published in: 50.50: InvestigationTherapists backed by US groups tell LGBTQ Costa Ricans that homosexuality is ‘wrong’Foreign affiliates of Focus on the Family and Exodus Global Alliance promote anti-gay ‘therapy’, openDemocracy...
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Published in: Home: OpinionCOP26 focused on long-term climate goals. But what does this decade hold?Change must happen before 2030 to avoid disaster. Despite the disappointment around Glasgow, climate science and...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: AnalysisWhy the UK Left is wrong to be so dismissive of non-violent struggleIt’s become fashionable to dismiss peaceful forms of resistance to injustice – but the evidence suggests they should...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: AnalysisWhat does the arrest of Otoniel, Colombia’s most-wanted drug trafficker, mean?The head of the violent Colombian Gulf cartel, Dairo Antonio Úsuga, better known as ‘Otoniel’, was captured last...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: AnalysisAcross Latin America, the fight for defenders’ justice intensifiesIf we are serious about human rights, we should not stop demanding justice for Berta Cáceres and Marielle Franco
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionCOP26: Why many are sceptical of politicians’ $19bn pledge to save the AmazonWorld leaders have committed to tackling deforestation by 2030, but Indigenous communities know such rhetoric rarely...
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionMeet the Nicaraguan women fighting for democracy from prisonDespite the ‘farce’ of Sunday’s elections in Nicaragua, women jailed for challenging the Ortega regime offer hope...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: OpinionJohnson’s UK, Bolsonaro’s Brazil and Orbán’s Hungary: peas in a state-captured podState capture happens when narrow interest groups take control of public policy, buying influence to rewrite the...
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Published in: Rethinking Populism: OpinionProgressive politics in Latin America needs a Green Democratic RevolutionA green populism could be the basis of a new kind of politics in Latin America, one that embraces many of the...
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Published in: Home: OpinionCosta Rica: Latin America’s climate championCosta Rica is a rare country whose efforts have been consistent with the Paris Agreement
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Published in: 50.50: NewsMexican women win abortion rights, state by stateSlowly but steadily, Mexican women are gaining access to legal abortion – despite right-wing politicians and...
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Published in: Home: OpinionColombia: A in theory, D in practiceThe country’s new climate targets are bold but rely too much on reducing deforestation and changing land use. What...
