In Tonosí, Macaracas, Torio and Búcaro, the earth stopped shaking, but fear sleeps in the plazas, the cracks spread across roads and drinking water is one of the main concerns of the inhabitants of the communities hit hardest by the earthquake that struck this Central American country on 9th October. […]
Latin America
A Latin American model for recognising diversity
Colonialism, governing elites and assimilation shaped the region’s societies and national identities over time. Recognising Indigenous peoples, their languages and their social rights is essential to building more inclusive states, with greater inclusion for historically marginalised communities in education, healthcare and employment. (The Prisma memoirs) .Claudio Chipana G. . […]
Protection or prison? The paradox of victimhood
In 2006, Ofer Zur argued that reducing someone to a role shaped by past experiences can limit their ability to regain control of their lives. Social support remains essential, but responding to suffering also requires facing complexity and recognising individual agency rather than relying on a single explanation. Nigel […]
Turbulent waters: destroyed vessels, missing fishermen
Several Ecuadorian boats have been intercepted by US military forces in 2026. While Washington links them to illicit activities, fishermen and human rights organisations denounce violent boardings, deprivation of liberty, torture and disappearances, and question the evidence and procedures used in the operations. Adriana Robreño In one of […]
Barbarism never left, it just took a pause
Media companies remain silent and the opposition clings to digital platforms while completely abandoning community work. In this vacuum, through networks of solidarity, complaints and an Erasmian spirit, citizens must face stigmatisation, blacklists of inconvenient people and extrajudicial executions Germán Ayala Osorio* The regime that was recently installed […]
















