Let's talk Latin America
Let's talk Latin America
Following the recent death of famous Mexican journalist Javier Valdez Cárdenas, our writer Laura Tlachi reports on the current levels of violence from Mexico. A few weeks ago in Culiacán, the journalist Javier Valdez Cárdenas – one of Mexico’s best reporters on drug trafficking – was murdered. He was killed by a sicario, a hit man […]
Thomas Gilbert reflects on the unrest in Honduras, amid talks of murders and corruption linked to the National Police Force. On 3 March of this year, Honduras and the world at large were rocked by the murder of Berta Cáceres, celebrated environmental activist and winner of the Goldman environmental prize. Despite open boasts from a hitman […]
Rebecca Wilson attended a Bristol University seminar run by Cath Collins, who has been conducting research on Transitional Justice in Latin America. Latin America is marred by impunity, turbulent politics and fragile rule of law, yet it’s the region that has done the most to address the legacy of past political violence. Countries around the world have […]