Full Coverage: Latin America & Caribbean

28.02.2008 The United States should follow the example set by other nations around the world and normalize relations with Cuba, "a country that continues to expand its influence as a leader in public health in developing nations," writes JoJo Farrell.

26.02.2008 In harrowing testimony, survivors recount the Guatemalan military's scorched earth campaign of the 1980s and 90s that forced indigenous communities to face death, life in hiding, or the confines of ghetto-like controlled villages.

25.02.2008 After 61 years in power, Paraguay's conservative, U.S.-backed government "still permeates every inch of Paraguayan society" -- but the status quo may change as a new right-wing faction emerges within the party ahead of the April elections.

21.02.2008 Fidel Castro recently concluded his near 50-year reign, but "Cuba's abusive legal and institutional mechanisms continue to deprive Cubans of their basic rights," says an international human rights watchdog, noting that the U.S. embargo continues to serve as an 'excuse' for the island nation's dismal rights situation.
From: Human Rights Watch

20.02.2008 In an effort to halt species extinction in the Brazilian Amazon, the state of Para is launching a Zero Extinction Program.
From: Conservation International

19.02.2008 A display of photographs of the self-governing Maroon community in Jamaica runs at the Docklands Museum until 31 August as part of the museum's recently inaugurated London, Sugar & Slavery gallery.

19.02.2008 As Fidel Castro resigns after 50 years as president and commander in chief of Cuba, leaving power in the hands of his brother Raul, Ed Vulliamy and Andres Schipani look at the Cuban revolutionary's career of constant struggle. This article first appeared in the Observer in January 2007.
+ OneWorld Guide to Cuba

18.02.2008 Addressing infants' and maternal nutrition needs during a child's first two years of life is much more effective, in terms of promoting children's physical and cognitive development, than treating children who are already moderately malnourished, says a study from an international food research institute.

14.02.2008 Developing countries are increasingly seeking to maintain social class divisions and 'order' in urban slums by using heavy-handed military tactics, writes Raúl Zibechi.

13.02.2008 Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's "lack of a real national development plan and the government's growing disregard for democratic institutions hamper efforts to address challenges like rising inflation and a serious energy shortage," writes Alan B. Cibils.

07.02.2008 A Spanish judge is currently hearing testimonies from Guatemalan survivors of genocide and other crimes against humanity perpetrated by the Guatemalan military against the Mayan population of this country during the 1980s.
From: Center for Justice & Accountability

06.02.2008 BOGOTA, Feb 5 (OneWorld) - An estimated 2 million Colombians marched here Monday in a show of opposition to the FARC guerrillas. Worldwide, solidarity protests organized through the Facebook online platform spanned 193 cities in Latin America, North America, Europe, and Asia.

03.02.2008 Colombian social movements warn that demonstrations planned for 4 February will polarise the country, prolong the civil war and end hopes that the conflict will be humanised.