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The Good Men Project Become a Premium Member We have pioneered the largest worldwide conversation about what it means to be a good man in the 21st century. Your support of our work is inspiring and invaluable. 2020: The Year of Feminist Struggles and Political Resistance in Latin America Activism did not disappear during quarantine.   In Latin America and the Caribbean, the year 2020 was marked by the role of feminist and social movements that helped bring about immense political change despit...

Chile in quest of definitions Chile in quest of definitions Santiago de Chile, (Prensa Latina) Knocking on the door to close the registration of candidacies for the Convention that will draft the new Constitution of Chile, the country began 2021 in the midst of political bustle. The objective of the ruling party and the opposition is to obtain the largest number of the 155 seats of the constituent mechanism, which will be elected next April 11, but whose candidatures must be presented next Mo...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguay’s first socialist president, Tabaré Vázquez, who rose from poverty to win two terms as leader, died Sunday of cancer, a disease the physician dedicated much of his life to fighting. The 80-year-old oncologist announced last year that he had lung cancer. His family confirmed that he died on Sunday. HIs son Álvaro, also a cancer specialist, sent a tweet thanking Uruguayans “for the kindness he received throughout so many years.” Center-right President...

The year 2020 was marked by the role of feminist and social movements in helping bring about immense political changes in Latin America and the Caribbean despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

Uruguays legislators call for information on Covid-19 vaccines Uruguays legislators call for information on Covid-19 vaccines 27 de diciembre de 2020, 0:20 Montevideo, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) Legislators of Uruguays Broad Front are negotiating to have a meeting with Minister of Public Health Daniel Salinas, so the official briefs them on negotiations to purchase Covid-19 vaccines. Senator Sandra Lazo was the first to step in by talking to President of the Health Commission of the Upper House Gui...

Uruguay’s new government is prioritising security, but is it at the cost of free speech? A new law marks a turning point in Uruguayan politics Uruguay, a country known throughout Latin America for its left-wing leadership, took a swerve to the right in 2020. After 15 years of coalition governments comprised of left-wing political parties united under the Frente Amplio (Broad Front), the conservative Luis Lacalle Pou took office as the country’s new president in March 2020. In July, with a c...

Photo of Luis Lacalle Pou during his inauguration ceremony on 1st March 2020. Photo by Alan Santos/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Uruguay, a country known throughout Latin America for its left-wing leadership, took a swerve to the right in 2020. After 15 years of coalition governments comprised of left-wing political parties united under the Frente Amplio (Broad Front), the conservative Luis Lacalle Pou took office as the country’s new president in March 2020. In July, with a centre-right and...

AN INVESTIGATION will be launched into the role played by the Organisation of American States (OAS) in last year’s Washington-backed coup in Bolivia, which ousted leftist president Evo Morales. The president of the South American parliament Parlasur, Oscar Laborde, announced on Sunday that OAS general secretary Luis Almagro’s efforts will be scrutinised after the group published a damning report citing electoral irregularities in the November 2019 poll. The report has since been dismisse...

Uruguayans campaign for Nobel Peace Prize for Cuban medical brigade Uruguayans campaign for Nobel Peace Prize for Cuban medical brigade Montevideo, Dec 22 (Prensa Latina) The Uruguayan Committee, which supports granting the Nobel Peace Prize to the Henry Reeve Medical Brigade from Cuba, launched a campaign on Tuesday to collect signatures to back that nomination. Representatives of the national promoting group reported it at a press conference held here, where they also presented the logo, desi...

Uruguays late response to Covid-19 evaluated Uruguays late response to Covid-19 evaluated Montevideo, Dec 20 (Prensa Latina) The Broad Front of Uruguay evaluated the governments response to the Covid-19 pandemic as late and insufficient, having caused an exponential increase in daily cases. A statement was made expressing this in the aftermath of a National Plenary focused largely on the countrys health emergency and the fight with it. The opposition force reiterated previous criticisms of the ...