More than 170 thousand beneficiaries of TPS will lose their work permits if the programme ends. They have brought up citizens, bought homes and paid $1.5 billion in taxes annually. The end of the programme would leave El Salvador without 25% of its remittances. A week ago, the United States celebrated Labor Day in a context in which immigrants, the force that sustains […]
Latin America
Colombia’s child marriage law, a year on
One year after Colombia closed every loophole permitting marriage before eighteen, congresswoman Alexandra Vásquez says the law has built the machinery for change, but warns that funding, not legislation, will decide whether early unions actually decline. Aleena Islam and Burak Batuhan Karakus A single amendment to article 116 of […]
Withdrawing from the ICC: a gateway to impunity
Born out of the horror of 80 million deaths, the International Criminal Court embodies the promise that sovereignty is not impunity. The Colombian government is considering withdrawing from this pact; a move that coincides with external pressure to dismantle global justice. In a country scarred by decades of violence, this […]
Chemical crime: the new fear spreading across Quito
Amid rising insecurity, Quito is facing a new pattern of robberies and disappearances allegedly linked to the use of chemical substances. Ecuador recorded 60 involuntary disappearances associated with scopolamine between January and July, while the capital reported 297 such robberies through August, compared with 181 in 2025. Pablo Llanes, […]
Echoing legends: the living memory of a Mestizo nation
More than folk tales, Brazilian folklore is a testimony to the country’s cultural history. Characters such as Saci-Pererê, Curupira, Iara or Boto reveal the fusion of Indigenous, African and European traditions. Far from disappearing, these mythical beings continue to reinvent themselves and engage with the present, preserving the identity of […]
















