Next week the hemisphere’s foreign ministers—including U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson—will gather in Cancun. They will vote on IACHR commissioners and the budget, but will there be real action on Venezuela?
Ante un Estados Unidos cada vez mas retraído de América Latina, el liderazgo de China en el plano comercial es incuestionable. Pero ¿será suficiente para penetrar la arena política? Alemania tiene un as bajo la manga que ya empezó a hacerlo jugar.
Latin Americans’ embrace of technology has opened up new markets for e-commerce and a host of risks for traditional politicians—good for investors, a bumpy ride for politics as usual.
The problem often exists far from the public eye, but the severe overcrowding of prisons in Brazil is another example of state weakness.
President Macri signed a decree prohibiting the application of the 2×1 law to repressors from the Dirty War, following the public outcry that would have placed these crimes on an equivalent level as common crimes and not crimes against humanity.
Global Americans has been tracking democracy and human rights foreign policies in the region. See a quick summary of what we cover in our next report.
The UNHRC remains a platform for human rights abusing governments around the world. But that’s no reason to abandon it. Here are a set of proposals for its improvement.
At the June OAS General Assembly meeting, member states will vote on a slate of nominees to fill three open positions on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Here are their bios, the criticisms and their scores.
Businesses and investors in Latin America and the Caribbean are struggling to find qualified workers to fill jobs. It’s up to the private sector to step up to provide the skills-based training and apprenticeships needed.
Climate change and efforts to address it threaten to reduce the value of important economic assets in the region. Can long-term planning help reduce risk to governments and investors?
