The State of LGBT+ Rights in the Americas
Global Americans hosts a panel on LGBT+ rights in the Americas to discuss legal advancements, how the community is affected by COVID-19 and what more needs to be done.
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June 30, 2020
Post COVID-19: A call for the right to the Latin American city
Latin America has the unique opportunity to use the COVID-19 pandemic to reshape its cities into more equitable communities. How they do this will be imperative for the future of the region.
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June 30, 2020
Honduras’ opposition needs to learn from its mistakes
With primary elections around the corner and general elections in November 2021, Honduras’ opposition remains bitterly divided. Unless the main blocs react quickly, the incumbent National Party is set to win another 4-year term.
Lucas Perelló
June 4, 2020
Latin America, Europe and the U.S. must stick together in weathering the COVID-19 storm
Increased dependence on China by both Latin America and the European Union not only generates vulnerabilities for both regions, but also creates strategic risks for the United States.
Evan Ellis
May 28, 2020
The corruption epidemic in the Guatemalan justice system
Guatemala’s magistrate selection mechanism has led to the politicization of its courts. The system is in desperate need of an update, or risk losing the little credibility it has left at the hands of corruption networks.
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May 21, 2020
Presidential authoritarianism: A threat to the health of democracy
Throughout its history, El Salvador has had to fight authoritarian regimes more than once. President Nayib Bukele promised to be different, but his actions are proving to be just as big a threat to the country’s democracy.
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May 14, 2020
Social distancing in Latin American prisons
Latin America’s overcrowded prisons are extremely vulnerable to COVID-19’s high propagation rate. A possible solution is ending preventative detention.
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April 29, 2020
Latin America’s wake up call: From pandemic to climate emergency
The COVID-19 pandemic provides needed context for the growing environmental movement—mainly that the climate crisis could have outcomes conceivably more dire than the current pandemic.
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April 21, 2020
Latin America: Civil and political rights in the time of a pandemic
Governments across Latin America have taken exceptional measures to stop the uncontrollable spread of COVID-19. Faced with this, there is a valid fear that these measures could exacerbate abuses of power or increase human rights violations.
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April 16, 2020
Turmoil in the Western Hemisphere
Taking advantage of the demonstrations that flared across Latin America at the end of 2019, outside actors worked to push legitimate social protest to violent extremes as a part of a deliberate destabilization strategy.
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April 15, 2020