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Human Rights

By Lisa Nikolau16 June 2017

Study: Mexico to blame for nearly half of child labor in Latin America

A recent study has found that Mexico is home to nearly half of all children and adolescents who are employed in Latin America. The study found that 3.6 million Mexican children and adolescents between five and 17 years old are employed and that six out of every 10 children in Mexico are looking for an “informal but honest” way to survive.

Human Rights

By Lisa Nikolau24 May 2017

Human trafficking victims lack government support in Latin America

Rights experts called on governments to better support survivors of human trafficking in Latin America, a region with one of the world’s highest rates of the illicit practice.

Basics

By Lisa Nikolau28 April 2017

UN says more investment needed in Latin America to reduce poverty

Latin America’s economy is growing, but low investment investment in the region threatens to slow poverty reductions, a top U.N. official said this week.

Human Rights

By Lisa Nikolau21 April 2017

Activists laud renewed focus on gender-based murder law in Uruguay

Women’s rights advocates are celebrating the reactivation of a 2015 senate bill that makes gender-based killings, or “femicide,” a special circumstance in Uruguay.

Basics

By Lisa Nikolau11 April 2017

World Bank: Latin America needs smarter investments in sanitation, transport

With the exception of sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean spends less on infrastructure than any other world region. According to a World Bank report, however, the region should not spend more to boost development – it just needs to spend more wisely.

Human Rights

By Lisa Nikolau24 March 2017

Latin American countries consider relaxing harsh anti-abortion laws

Several Latin American countries are considering relaxing their laws on abortion, including El Salvador and Chile, which have some of the world’s strictest legislation on the procedure.

Environment

By Lisa Nikolau7 March 2017

Investors pour $25 million into better water and sanitation in Latin America

Investors are pouring $25 million into an initiative to improve access to water and sanitation in some of the poorest countries of Latin America. The initial investment was announced over the weekend by the FEMSA Foundation, Coca-Cola Latin America, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the One Drop Foundation – an organization founded by the creator of Cirque du Soleil, Guy Laliberté.

Basics

By Lisa Nikolau9 February 2017

World Bank recommends new approach to violence in Latin America

Latin American countries must employ proven violence prevention policies if the region is going to adequately address crime and violence, according to a new World Bank report presented this week.

Human Rights

By Lisa Nikolau3 February 2017

Ecuador ensures voting rights for people with disabilities

Ahead of the presidential elections, Ecuador is rolling out a plan to make it easier and safer for people with disabilities to cast their votes. The campaign was launched Wednesday by the Electoral Council, the Disability Council and the Federation of Taxi Drivers. It gives citizens the option of voting from home, skipping lines at the voting center and assistance for those requiring help with the voting process.

Human Rights

By Lisa Nikolau2 February 2017

Trump’s deportation plan could plunge millions into poverty across the Americas

As President Donald Trump’s administration finalizes new executive orders to deport millions of undocumented immigrants, migration experts warn that the move could drag millions of families into poverty in the U.S. and across Latin America.

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