Defend the rights of indigenous, Afro-descendant, and other excluded or vulnerable communities to organize for their rights, including economic, land, and environmental rights.
The murder of prominent indigenous and environmental rights defender Berta Cáceres in March 2016 sent shockwaves across Honduras and the world. Though far from an isolated incident, her assassination sparked a worldwide reaction.
Corrupt officials robbed over $300 million from the Honduran healthcare system, the Instituto Hondureño de Seguridad Social, funded from...
Latin America Working Group joined international humanitarian agencies and other organizations to denounce attacks against communities and social leaders...
Editor’s Note: This blog was first published on Medium. “The Unalienable Rights Commission” — it really does sound like Secretary of...
Title: Far from the Promised Land The 2011 passage of the Victims’ Law raised hopes among Colombia’s hundreds of thousands...
Title: The Human Cost The Human Cost, a condensed version of a longer work by Dr. Mercedes Arce Rodriguez, translates...
Title: Still a Dream Despite the promises of Colombia’s Victims Law, land restitution on the Caribbean Coast has barely begun....
