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.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s recent assessment of Nicaragua reinforces the narrative that the country has made tremendous strides in fighting poverty, but many experts stress the importance of staying vigilant against the country’s still deep inequalities and precarious economy.
Nicaragua has re-elected President Daniel Ortega, whose government has been praised for continued improvements in poverty and violence rates but criticized for manipulating the political system to stay in power.
Rights groups continue to protest a project to build an inter-oceanic canal in Nicaragua, but some experts say there may not be funding for the project.
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Last year was the deadliest yet for activists seeking to protect their land, forests and rivers from destructive industries like…
Over the last two years, farmers and conservationists have been fighting against plans by the Nicaraguan government and a Chinese…
The last direct flight carrying Cuban migrants out of Costa Rica arrived in Mexico on Tuesday, ending an effort to…
While U.S. politicians argue over immigration policies for Syrian refugees and illegal migrants from Central America, the southern U.S. border…
Plans by the Nicaraguan government and a Hong Kong-based company to cut Nicaragua in half to make way for an…