June 2020. Out of work, broke and left with few good options during the pandemic, a growing number of Venezuelan migrants in Colombia have set up a makeshift camp on a tree-covered patch along a highway outside the capital of Bogotá. Aside from 160 tents they’ve built out of black plastic and ropes, they have… Continue reading Jun 2020. Venezuelans Stranded in Colombia
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Apr 2020. Buenos Aires Prison Stand Off
April 2020. The unsanitary, overcrowded prisons and juvenile detention centers in most Latin American and Caribbean countries offer prime conditions for outbreaks of COVID-19 that could severely affect the health of detainees and of the population at large, Human Rights Watch said today. In March 2020, inmates in detention facilities in several Latin American countries… Continue reading Apr 2020. Buenos Aires Prison Stand Off
Apr 2020. US Attempts to remove Maduro from Venezuela
April 2020. The US has charged Venezuela’s President, Nicolás Maduro, and other senior officials in the country with “narco-terrorism”. It accused them of flooding the US with cocaine and using drugs as a weapon to undermine the health of Americans. The charges were announced by Attorney General William Barr. A $15m (£12.5m) reward is being… Continue reading Apr 2020. US Attempts to remove Maduro from Venezuela