In a statement, two organisations, Mexico Infórmate and the Transparency Collective, expressed concern about the proposed constitutional amendment on transparency, which they say would undermine the Federal Institute of Access to the Information and Data Protection (IFAI). The organisations also claim that the reform has not been a priority for discussion in the Chamber of [...]

Bolivian President Evo Morales demanded the expulsion of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Wednesday.

Brandon Foster tells the story of the Awá people from Brazil, whose existence is currently under threat due to the invasion of their land in the Amazon by loggers, settlers, and ranchers.

Bolivia’s constitutional court has ruled that President Evo Morales will be able to run for a third term in December’s elections, sparking opposition protests. After being elected in 2005, Morales, Bolivia’s first indigenous president, was re-elected in 2009 after pushing through a new constitution that allows only one re-election for a sitting president. “The presidential [...]

A Venezuelan court has charged Antonio Rivero, a retired general, with inciting post-election violence in the divided nation. Authorities believe Rivero was responsible for a wave of violence occurring the day after Nicolas Maduro’s election on 14 April. Rivero, who was an ally of the former socialist president Hugo Chávez until 2008, was charged with “conspiracy” and “public [...]

Ecuadorian authorities have seized 1.3 tonnes of cocaine in the port city of Guayaquil after three anti-drug operations between 25th and 27th April. Guayaquil, in the Guayas province to the west of Ecuador, was targeted by police who arrested five people after finding 143 camouflaged packages of cocaine. The drugs were reportedly being prepared for [...]

The deaths of 195 homeless people as the World Cup approaches has prompted investigation.

Hundreds of leaders from social organisations and members of diverse sectors of Colombian civil society are discussing political participation in a national forum in Bogota. Although talks are to focus on general participation amongst Colombian citizens, the most critical topics at hand are the peace negotiations between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the development of political space for guerrillas after talks conclude.

Activists marked the anniversary of the death of Regina Martinez with a march to demand justice and protest increasing violence against members of the press

Uruguay will hold a popular referendum over whether to repeal a law legalising abortion approved by the Senate in October 2012. Opponents of legal abortion in Uruguay successfully collected more than the 52,000 signatures required to begin the process of calling for an initial, non-mandatory referendum over whether to revoke the Sexual and Reproductive Health [...]