The Andes
Colombia: March 2016 deadline for peace?
Colombia's President Santos announced a March 2016 deadline for a peace accord with the FARC, as guerilla leaders called upon him to return their unilateral ceasefire.
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Central America
Belize: Caribbean court rules for Maya land rights
The Caribbean Court of Justice ruled in a land-rights case brought by indigenous Maya elders in Belize, finding that that their communal lands must be recognized.
Palestine
Spain issues arrest warrant for Netanyahu
A Spanish judge ordered the Civil Guard to detain the Israeli prime minister if he sets foot in the country, in a case related to the 2010 Gaza flotilla raid.
Central America
Nicaragua: canal project advances —amid repression
Nicaragua's government approved environmental impact statements for the new inter-oceanic canal—and effectively shut down a planned national march to oppose the mega-project.
Southern Cone
Mining company to pay in Brazil disaster
Brazilian mining company Samarco agreed to pay $260 million after waste dams were breached at its facility, flooding nearby villages with toxic mud.
Kurdish forces liberate Sinjar from ISIS
On the same day as the Paris attacks, a serious blow was dealt against ISIS in Iraq, as the town of Sinjar was liberated from the jihadists by a mixed force led by Kurdish Peshmerga troops. Sinjar has a special… Read moreKurdish forces liberate Sinjar from ISIS
The Amazon
Peru declares ‘Yellowstone of the Amazon’
Peru's government designated as a national park the vast Sierra del Divisor area of the Amazon rainforest—but will it really be able to police the remote territory?
The Andes
Peru: justice at last in sterilization abuse?
Peru's government issued a decree calling for an investigation into the forced sterilization of peasant women under now-imprisoned former president Alberto Fujimori.
Southern Cone
Argentina: anti-mining struggle scores victory
Residents in the Argentine town of Famatina celebrated a major victory as La Rioja provincial authorities announced cancellation of a gold mine project following local protests.
Mexico
Chiapas: roads blocked to protest paramilitarism
Chol Maya villagers blocked a main road through Mexico's Chiapas state to demand justice four months after the disappearance and murder of a community leader.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: thousands protest Hazara beheadings
Tens of thousands took to the streets of Kabul with coffins carrying the bodies of seven ethnic Hazara, demanding justice after their beheadings by jihadists.
The Andes
Crimes against humanity on trial in Ecuador
Ecuador's National Court of Justice is set to open the country's first trial for crimes against humanity, concerning the disappearance and torture of guerilla suspects.