Imagine, for a moment, the sense of anguish at leaving behind your home and country. Not by choice, but by urgent need. This is the reality for thousands of Venezuelan men and women, who, driven by desperation and distress, are facing an unimaginable journey through this region. Eduardo Andrés […]
Latin America
Those impeding justice and equity in Colombia
There are several reasons and circumstances that make Colombia ungovernable. At first glance, one can see the cultural circumstances that, associated with a naturalised mafia ethos, prevent any effort to change corrupt political practices and the criminal exercise of power from producing results in the medium term. Germán Ayala […]
Salvadoran women: Majority in numbers, minority in rights
They remain relegated to an inferior position in their participation in society, in politics, at work, in wages and in educational, economic and social decisions. Luis Beatón El Salvador is home to 6,557,236 people (47.5 per cent), 3,111,463 men and 3,445,772 women (52.5 per cent). But although they […]
Poverty affects over half of Guatemala
According to Encovi (a survey instrument supported by international organisations), 9.7 million people in Guatemala are poor, that is, 56% of the total population. And 16.2% live in extreme poverty. From 2014 to 2023, however, there was a reduction of 3.0 per cent in the first item and 7.0 […]
Strangers in an urban jungle: Argentina
Our journey to Buenos Aires from London began on a stuffy British Airways flight lasting fifteen very long hours. However almost as soon as we stepped foot on to Argentinean soil our acidic moods evaporated and we were captivated by the enveloping passion of what I consider to be the […]