One of Latin America’s most acclaimed writers, Eduardo Galeano, died on Monday at age 74 in Montevideo, Uruguay. The Uruguayan novelist and journalist made headlines when Venezuelan President ...

A new report by the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC) finds that more than half of the 95 legal cases initiated ...

February 20th marks a new edition of the World Day of Social Justice.The theme, "Overcoming barriers and unlocking opportunities", is a perfect occasion to reflect on the importance of equity in ...

"What we do know," said Brazilian-born theologian Leonardo Boff, "is that he's a North American with a Latin American soul." ...

An open letter to the bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Latin America (known by the Spanish acronym CELAM) released in ...

Throughout Latin America, human rights groups are seeking to convict these criminals, but most have confronted the greatest obstacle to a functioning justice system–impunity.

First awarded in 2008, the Méndez Human Rights Book Award honors the best current non-fiction book published in English on human rights, democracy and social justice in contemporary Latin America. The ...

Ferrer is the International Scholar-in-Residence for the Center for American and World Cultures (CAWC). His talk is part of the CAWC's annual Human Rights and Social Justice Program. Ferrer will ...

Catholic bishops from Asia, Africa, and Latin America have called for climate justice, denouncing wealthy nations' 'false ...