Three Generations of Colombian Women Rap to Transform Medellín
This article was published by Women Under Siege, a project of the Women’s Media Center. Medellín, Colombia—Margoth Yepes has aContinue Reading
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Report Unmasks ‘State Terror’ of Venezuela Security Forces
A new investigation provides damning evidence of abuses and criminality associated with a controversial security initiative in Venezuela, adding to mounting concerns about the government’s support for the program.
How a hip-hop collective in the mountains of Colombia is mixing urban beats with farm eats
MEDELLÍN —A boombox blasts a beat as a few young rappers pass around the mic, taking turns freestyling versesContinue Reading
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‘A Sea of Tears and Impunity’: Victims Still Searching for Justice 14 Years After Infamous Colombia Military Operation
The second time armed men came to her house, Blanca Nidia Perez Botero wasn’t home. She was at work. ButContinue Reading
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El Salvador’s Violence: Still No Easy Way Out
by Sarah Kinosian, Angelika Albaladejo and Lisa Haugaard on September 15, 2016 The Center for International Policy (CIP) and the Latin America WorkingContinue Reading
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Honoring Women Who Defend Rights in the Americas: International Women’s Day 2016
These are excerpts from a longer-form blog published on the Latin America Working Group‘s Just Americas blog. In Honduras, just days before InternationalContinue Reading
Photos of Familiares en Búsqueda: Families Searching for the Disappeared in Mexico
In November 2015, a delegation of the Familiares en Búsqueda María Herrera, a group of family members searching for theirContinue Reading
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