On Dec. 20, 2024, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights publicly announced a landmark decision against the Colombian government and found it responsible for multiple human rights violations against ...

In early February, in downtown Bogotá, Colombia, Luis Alfredo Acosta recited a line in a book from memory: “I am from the ...

The 16th Bogotá Audiovisual Market (BAM), unspooling July 14-18, rolls off the success and stability of Colombia's film ...

Latin America's top human rights court has issued a groundbreaking advisory opinion linking states’ human rights obligations ...

UNESCO appoints Indigenous co-chairs to protect languages and knowledge amid climate crisis "A single word like 'X̱maay' ...

High Commissioner Volker Türk says he has not been allowed access to inspect El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison.

UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples Albert Kwokwo Barume reported that Brazil’s Senate has approved legislative decree No. 717/2024, which could “revoke the legal foundation for ...

Wave of deadly bombings in Cauca and Valle del Cauca prompts condemnation from international rights groups and the UN.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has signed a controversial labor reform into law, delivering a significant increase in worker protections.

Following pushback from Indigenous leaders on the government's bill to get major projects built, Prime Minister Carney emphasized that Indigenous consultation is central to the legislation ...

What indigenous women globally think of birth care and what they'd like to see instead by Nina Sivertsen, Susan Elizabeth Smith, Tahlia Johnson, The Conversation ...

The California Senate has introduced a landmark resolution to have the state examine its crude imports from the Amazon, following a visit this week by Indigenous leaders from Ecuador who ...