Chilean students have long questioned the country's education system, decrying it for being commercial and elitist. But today they are not just complaining: they are starting to practise the kind of education they have spent years dreaming about and struggling to obtain.

OXFAM analyses the protests against mining concessions in northern Peru.

A series of Latin American countries has been holding former dictators to acccount for their crimes. The latest to begin the process is Guatemala.

Margarita Mbywangy's tribe was nearly wiped out when the modern world came calling. Now she has come to Europe to talk about their stolen land and struggle for survival.

An unholy alliance of cops, crooks, prisoners and politicians has turned the nation into a shooting gallery.

Argentina is suffering a terrible drought. Is climate change to blame?

For Mexico, the fight against climate change is a fight for sustainability.

There are many kinds of war. The classic image of a uniformed soldier kissing mom good-bye to risk his life on the battlefield has changed dramatically. In today's wars, it's more likely that mom will be the one killed.

In this article in Spanish, the Peruvian journalist, Roger Rumrrill, says that after just two years of illegal gold mining 20,000 sq. kms of one of the most biodiverse regions in the world have been destroyed.

This report, published last year, analyses the flaws of the U.S. approach to the fight against drug production in Colombia