Atahualpa Blanchet:“The declaration by Mercosur human rights ministers on artificial intelligence stands as a guiding light in the search for a fair balance between technological innovation and the protection of rights.”Read the full article
The boom in teleworking triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of mental health in the workplace and initial steps are being taken to change a work culture characterised by long hours in the office and low [...]Read the full article
Manuella Libardi:Given the amount of research that shows how ineffective punitive laws are in curbing the number of abortions women carry out, it is difficult to imagine any other reason that they exist, other than to keep women out of the workforce and in [...]Read the full article
Bárbara Figueroa :TUCA is committed through the principles and pillars set out in the PLADA to the construction of a new social contract centred on work and the working class. It is a firm commitment to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8 on decent [...]Read the full article
There is a socially-charged element behind the success of sounds like reggaeton and artists like Bad Bunny. The new stars of the Spanish-language music scene played a leading role in the marches that shook Latin America in 2019 and their influence could be decisive in the upcoming US [...]Read the full article
The inmates of prisons across the Americas are fearful. They are terrified of the coronavirus and see just how slow the authorities are to make decisions that could protect them from the disease.Read the full article
Brazil has experienced two unprecedented human and environmental disasters, in 2015 and 2019, caused by burst mining dams. Ever since, all those who live near similar dams live in fear of another disaster.Read the full article
Argentina is one of the countries in the world where agribusiness is at its strongest; it is also a country with a long tradition of food production where alternatives to the dominant model are flourishing and creating their own [...]Read the full article
Carlos Malamud:All the components of a global crisis are present in Venezuela: the international community is involved or feels it has to take sides, and some observers are speaking of a return to the Cold War. To what extent is the current situation driven by a struggle for control over Venezuela’s [...]Read the full article
“Collective thinking is where we’ll find the answers” to the politics of individualism that has caused us to “stop learning how to act as a community”.Read the full article
Glauber Sezerino :“Of all the forms of resistance seen over the last few weeks, one in particular seems the most capable of confronting the fascist menace threatening Brazil: the active and on-going resistance of women, particularly of black women.”Read the full article
Faced with the authorities’ failure, or inability, to act, it is the families of the disappeared who are undertaking the search for their loved ones. While the unmarked graves are frequently found, identifying the bodies and the remains within them is a [...]Read the full article
“Meek Mill’s case is about more than one man and one bad judge. It’s representative of a much larger pattern of black and brown people whose first unjust interaction with police results in being at the mercy of the courts and parole officers for [...]Read the full article
César Muñoz Acebes:The large influx of immigrants has a clear impact on a small town like Pacaraima, but Brazilians should direct their outrage at the Maduro government – not its victims.Read the full article
With their growing congregations, Evangelical churches across Latin America are working to increase their institutional presence, under the banner of conservative morals, opposing the legalisation of same-sex marriage, abortion and marijuana, [...]Read the full article
“What we want is equality, and that equality should also apply to decision-making. In this struggle, we want to stand alongside men and not be sidelined, to make decisions, particularly regarding our land.”Read the full article
Three months on and there is still no sign of a resolution to the crisis. As well as a death toll equivalent to one death every six hours, 215,000 jobs have been lost, 1.3 people are at risk of falling into poverty, the country has suffered millions of dollars in losses and the crisis has [...]Read the full article
For now, diplomatic efforts are clearing the way, although without allaying all doubts, for the Singapore summit between the US president and the North Korean leader.Read the full article
From north to south, the Americas are in the grip of an intense election year, set against the background of Lula’s imprisonment in Brazil, the participation of the FARC in Colombia, rising violence in Mexico and calls to reject the results in Cuba and Venezuela. Leading the polls are the most [...]Read the full article