Latin America

• Monday, December 19th 2022 - 20:35 UTC

  Colombia: ELN guerrillas announce Christmas truce

  

  Colombian guerrilla fighters of the National Liberation Army Monday announced a unilateral Christmas truce from Dec. 24 to Jan. 2, although the measure would only cover the State Military and Police Forces. The ELN also warned they will defend themselves in case of being attacked.

• Monday, December 19th 2022 - 09:59 UTC

  Peru: Boluarte facing first cabinet reshuffle in less than 2 weeks

  

  Peruvian President Dina Boluarte announced Pedro Angulo's departure as Prime Minister and said a replacement would be appointed on Tuesday at the latest.

• Saturday, December 17th 2022 - 09:59 UTC

  “Malvinas are not Argentine, and definitively... Falklands are English,” argues Peruvian lawmaker

  

  “If Argentine president Alberto Fernandez insists on recognizing coup-monger Pedro Castillo as the legitimate president of Peru, we should definitively say that the Malvinas islands are not Argentine, but British.”

• Saturday, December 17th 2022 - 09:17 UTC

  Curfew decreed in 15 Peruvian provinces as unrest mounts

  

  Peru's President Dina Boluarte Friday decreed a curfew in 15 provinces and the Armed Forces have taken over the country's security following mounting violence since the impeachment of Pedro Castillo Terrones on Dec. 7.

• Friday, December 16th 2022 - 14:06 UTC

  Uruguayan embassy seeks humanitarian flight for 13 nationals stranded in Peru

  

  The Uruguayan Government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is working to transfer in humanitarian flights for Uruguayans stranded in Peru after the decree of state of emergency came into force. Since Pedro Castillo was ousted and Dina Boluarte assumed the presidency, 12 people have died in clashes with security forces and six in roadblocks, with great mobilizations expected for Friday.

• Friday, December 16th 2022 - 09:40 UTC

  Peruvian court sentences Castillo to 18 months in pre-trial detention

  

  Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo Terrones has been placed under pre-trial detention for 18 months as he faces rebellion and conspiracy charges for announcing he would be dissolving Congress and ruling by means of decree laws.

• Friday, December 16th 2022 - 08:10 UTC

  ECLAC reports economic slowdown for 2022; will be worse next year

  

  The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) forecast Thursday that Latin American and Caribbean countries will grow 3.7% in 2022, which represents a setback from last year's 6.7%.

• Thursday, December 15th 2022 - 11:59 UTC

  Boluarte declares 30-day state of emergency in all of Peru

  

  Peruvian President Dina Bolurte declared a 30-day nationwide state of emergency Wednesday following violent demonstrations and riots in various parts of the country, which have so far resulted in eight deaths and over a hundred law enforcement officers wounded.

• Thursday, December 15th 2022 - 11:09 UTC

  Record number of journalists detained worldwide; Americas most dangerous region for media, RSF report

  

  A record total of 533 journalists are currently detained worldwide, according to the annual round-up of violence and abuses against journalists published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

• Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 19:41 UTC

  Governments need to address aging issues, ECLAC insists

  

  The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) urged governments in the region this week to address the issue of aging people during the V Regional Conference on Aging and the Rights of Older Persons in Santiago.