Venezuela: protest crackdown on rights activists
Amnesty International called on Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro to halt an "escalating campaign of attacks and harassment against human rights activists."
Amnesty International called on Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro to halt an "escalating campaign of attacks and harassment against human rights activists."
The U'wa Nation claimed a victory as the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights agreed to hear its land rights case against the Colombian government.
Public sector workers in Cuzco held a rally in the historic city to protest plans by Peru's government to allow private administration of cultural and archaeological sites.
At least four are dead following clashes between police and residents in Peru's Apurímac region, amid protests over the Chinese-owned Las Bambas copper mine project.
Ecuador's government dropped moves to shut the country's press watchdog after revelations that public funds were used to purge the Internet of critical material.
Campesinos on a cross-country march to demand a clean-up of Peru's massively polluted Oroya metal-smelting complex were attacked by the National Police.
A Bolivian legislative committee approved a constitutional amendment allowing President Evo Morales to run for a fourth consecutive term in office.
The International Court of Justice ruled that it has jurisdiction to hear the case between Bolivia and Chile regarding land-locked Bolivia's access to the Pacific Ocean.
Colombia is suffering the worst drought and forest fires in its history, partially due to weather phenomenon El Niño, with water rationing instated across the country.
Colombia's government and the FARC rebels announced a six-month deadline for a peace deal, including establishment of a special justice system to try human rights abusers.
Indigenous and labor protesters again marched on Quito, now demanding release of "political prisoners" detained in last month's nation-wide demonstrations.
Angry protesters took to the streets of Lima as 3,000 US troops arrived in Peru for an anti-drug "training mission" in the country's coca-growing jungle zones.