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Olivier De Schutter, the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, warned that Colombia’s economic segregation is obstructing peace efforts following a 10-day visit to Colombia. Despite progress in Colombia’s peace deal with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels...

Lima, Peru—The controversial legacy of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori re-emerged this week following his death at age 86. Fujimori, who ruled Peru from 1990 to 2000, initially gained widespread support for stabilizing the economy and combating the Shining Path insurgency. As his...

Venezuela’s Supreme Court has backed President Nicolás Maduro’s claims that he won last month’s presidential election and said voting tallies published online showing he lost by a landslide were forged. The ruling is the latest attempt by Maduro to blunt protests and international criticism that...

Nicaragua’s government has outlawed 1,500 non-governmental organizations, part of a longstanding crackdown on civil society groups viewed as hostile by President Daniel Ortega. Ortega became the leader of Nicaragua first as the head of a military government in 1979, after fighting as a guerrilla in...

Venezuelans across the world responded to a call from their country’s political opposition on August 17 and took to the streets to defend the faction’s claim to victory over President Nicolás Maduro in last month’s disputed presidential election. The demonstrations in Tokyo, Sydney, Mexico City, and...

Peru’s government on August 9 enacted a law that prevents the prosecution of crimes against humanity committed before 2002, a decision that favors former President Alberto Fujimori as well as hundreds of military personnel investigated or prosecuted for massacres and murders during the country’s...

International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutors said that they are “actively monitoring” events in Venezuela, where security forces have launched a crackdown on the opposition in the aftermath of the nation’s disputed presidential election. Forces loyal to President Nicolás Maduro have rounded up...

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has ordered a 10-day ban on social media platform X amid an uproar in the country over a disputed election. Accusing X owner Elon Musk of “inciting hate and fascism”, Maduro said he signed a resolution presented by telecommunications regulator Conatel which “has...

Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González will not appear before the country’s high court for a hearing related to an election audit requested by President Nicolás Maduro, his campaign said. Venezuela’s Supreme Tribunal of Justice on Monday ordered González, who represented the main...

Officials in Tulsa, Oklahoma, announced the creation of a new commission to recommend how reparations can be made for a 1921 massacre that destroyed a thriving Black community in the city. The panel will review a 2023 report for the city and a 2001 report by a state commission on Tulsa Race Massacre...