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Eye On Latin America

Latin American Sustainable Development news & analysis

Category: Human Rights

Environmental challenges in Latin America have never been greater

Posted on October 14, 2017October 19, 2017 by gilesconstantine

Recent events have highlighted the many ongoing threats that are hammering Latin America’s environment from all sides; overcoming them will require extraordinary and unprecedented levels of effort and cooperation.

Colombia: Climate Change and Civil War, two existential problems with mutual solutions

Posted on December 21, 2015October 19, 2017 by gilesconstantine

Colombia has a lot riding on the future of global climate change action, and also on there being a successful outcome from peace talks with FARC; the two are absolutely linked, and possibly even dependent on each other.

Ecuador-Chevron case: New videos reveal Chevron attempts to cover up evidence of petroleum pollution in the Amazon

Posted on April 15, 2015October 19, 2017 by gilesconstantine

Amazon Watch releases video evidence depicting attempts by Chevron employees to cover up evidence of pollution in the Ecuadorean Amazon, in the latest twist in the long-running case against Chevron-Texaco.

Juan Manuel Santos: Peace in Colombia means peace for the world

Posted on November 4, 2014October 19, 2017 by gilesconstantine

(Translation) Juan Manuel Santos, President of Colombia, writes about Colombia’s peace process and its implications for the rest of the world, in an exclusive column published in Spain’s El País.

Colombian farmers to sue BP over oil damage claims

Posted on October 20, 2014September 18, 2017 by gilesconstantine

Dozens of Colombian peasant farmers are bringing legal action against British oil giant BP, over claims that it caused significant… Read more Colombian farmers to sue BP over oil damage claims

Ecuador apologises to indigenous community over ‘illegal’ oil activities on their land

Posted on October 3, 2014September 18, 2017 by gilesconstantine

Ecuador’s government praised for undertaking court order to apologise to indigenous community for oil extraction on their lands, but doubts… Read more Ecuador apologises to indigenous community over ‘illegal’ oil activities on their land

Activists prompt Guatemala U-turn on GM crops

Posted on September 10, 2014September 18, 2017 by gilesconstantine

Guatemalan lawmakers throw out a law concerning the property rights of GM crops, after widespread protests against what many saw… Read more Activists prompt Guatemala U-turn on GM crops

Amnesty International highlights alarming culture of torture in Mexico

Posted on September 8, 2014September 18, 2017 by gilesconstantine

Report from Amnesty International details extent of the use of torture by police and armed forces in Mexico, which often… Read more Amnesty International highlights alarming culture of torture in Mexico

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