Thousands of activists demonstrated in favor of decriminalizing abortion in Buenos Aires, February 19, 2020. (Natacha Pisarenko / AP Photo) Subscribe to the nation Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month! Thank you for signing up for the nation‘s weekly newsletter. Thank you for signing up. For more from the nationcheck out our … Read more
YANQING, China — Chilean Henrik von Appen has a dream: to beat the Europeans and bring the first medal at the Winter Olympics to Latin America. The 27-year-old, who represented Chile in almost every alpine ski discipline at the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics, is hoping for a top-20 finish in Sunday’s men’s downhill, the … Read more
MIAMI — Latin America is one of the most perilous regions in the world for human rights defenders, according to a report released Wednesday by Freedom House, a nonprofit based in Washington. Latin America accounted for more than three quarters of all murders of human rights defenders around the world in 2020. “Being a journalist, … Read more