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Leftist Riots Rekindle Gun Rights Debate in Colombia 17 May 2021 Conservative lawmakers in Colombia have found renewed interest in a proposal to significantly expand gun rights for civilians in light of a left-wing terrorism campaign entering its third week, the nation’s  El Tiempo reported on Sunday. Left-wing mobs allegedly composed of union leaders, indigenous activists, “students,” and other social groups launched a “national strike” in late April, at the time declared against a ...

In Colombia, death toll following protests mounts as unrest continues Carmen Sesin © Provided by NBC News Colombia entered its eighth day of national anti-government protests, with police firing tear gas at crowds in the capital, Bogotá, after they attacked a police station. There have been 24 confirmed deaths so far, about half of which have been linked to police violence; some independent groups say the death toll is as high as 37. Colombias Defensoría del Pueblo, its publ...

04-16-2021 Honduran migrants show their route on a map of Mexico and Central America to reporters, as they sit near a police roadblock at a highway in Vado Hondo, Guatemala, Jan. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Sandra Sebastian) As the border crisis dominates the headlines, drug cartels are taking advantage of the chaos. Theyre using it to pump record amounts of narcotics into the US. Every day, boats arrive at the tiny Colombian border town of Capurgana. But these arent tourists, they are migrants from al...

For Latin America’s environmental defenders, Escazú Agreement is a voice and a shield by Genevieve Glatsky on 7 January 2021 The Escazú Agreement is an unprecedented regional treaty in Latin America and the Caribbean that provides access to environmental information, public participation in environmental decision-making, and measures to protect environmental activists. The treaty’s ratification by 11 countries is the final step for the agreement to enter into force, the end of an eight-y...