Latin America

• Friday, February 25th 2022 - 09:50 UTC

  Bolivian gov't settles issue with airport workers

  

  The Government of Bolivia and former workers of Bolivian Airport Services (Sabsa) Thursday reached an agreement whereby the laid-off labor force would join the newly-created Bolivian Air Navigation and Airports (Naabol), which will now handle the administration of the international airports of La Paz, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz.

• Thursday, February 24th 2022 - 23:59 UTC

  Different reactions in Latin America to Russia's actions in the Ukraine conflict

  

  The escalation of the conflict between Russia and the West regarding Ukraine and two self-declared independent provinces, with military support from Moscow, has exposed different reactions in Latin America, as well as President Vladimir Putin's influence in the region.

• Thursday, February 24th 2022 - 09:35 UTC

  Mexico the most lethal country for journalists: six dead in less than two months

  

  Mexico the most lethal country to work as a journalist reported this week the sixth death of one of its members so far this year. According to media protection agencies stats, last year the number was 7 or 9, (depending on if the person was killed while on duty), and 47 in the last five years.

• Thursday, February 24th 2022 - 09:27 UTC

  Venezuelan NGOs denounce environmental damages caused by illegal mining

  

  Environmentalist organizations have called on the Venezuelan government to take action in view of the damage caused by illegal mining in an area near the Colombian border.

• Thursday, February 24th 2022 - 09:22 UTC

  Colombia pulls ambassador from Managua following Ortega's berating remarks

  

  The Government of President Iván Duque Wednesday pulled its Ambassador from Managua after Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega said Colombia was a “narco-state” where social leaders were murdered daily.

• Wednesday, February 23rd 2022 - 09:14 UTC

  Bolivia's Justice far from the people, UN rapporteur says

  

  UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Diego García-Sayán said Justice was “far from the people” of Bolivia.

• Tuesday, February 22nd 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  Abortion legal in Colombia until week 24

  

  Colombia's Constitutional Court Monday ruled to decriminalize medical procedures to terminate pregnancies up to the 24th week. In other words, there will be no criminal consequences for such actions until the sixth month.

• Tuesday, February 22nd 2022 - 09:08 UTC

  Bolivia signs judicial protocol with UN mission

  

  Bolivian authorities and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Monday signed a “protocol for the observation of judicial processes,” which is also to apply to the cases against former president Jeanine Áñez, it was announced.

• Monday, February 21st 2022 - 20:22 UTC

  Corruption trial against former President gets under way in Peru

  

  The trial against former Peruvian President Ollanta Humala, his wife Nadine Heredia, and other defendants in the local version of the Lava Jato case started in Lima Monday.

• Monday, February 21st 2022 - 10:01 UTC

  Chilean fishermen want “Ministry of the Sea” created

  

  Non-industrial fishermen in the Chilean city of Osorno have requested President-elect Gabriel Boric to create a Ministry of the Sea and insisted on the need to change the Fisheries Law so as to eliminate trawling.