A black market for an antiviral drug used to treat coronavirus has emerged in Venezuela, revealing that even expensive, lifesaving medicines are fuelling the lucrative illegal trade. Seth Robbins Remdesivir — the first drug shown to be effective against COVID-19 — was being sold by a doctor for […]
Human Rights
Killings, protests and political violence
In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic that has caused more than 20,000 deaths and has infected more than 700,000 people, the situation in Colombia is deeply worrying; abuse of power, repression, vandalism and a government failing to act. The most recent demonstrations in Colombia in respect of the […]
Peru hospital staff extort families to identify coronavirus victims
Amidst Peru’s coronavirus crisis, hospital workers are demanding bribes from relatives to confirm deceased victims’ identities and arrange illegal funerals, revealing yet more opportunities for criminal profit made possible by the pandemic. Emma Sarfity In August, Panorama reported that hospitals in Lima had seen staff charge relatives up […]
Indigenous women in Guatemala: identity and feminism
Guatemalan society is viscerally chauvinistic and with a historic hatred towards Native Indians, so much so that speaking this word is equivalent to the greatest insult. It seeks to reflect on and reclaim the indigenous female identity in Guatemala. Maitte Marrero To be accepted in society, indigenous women […]
Let’s defend Colombia
This is the name of the international campaign, born on 16 August 2000 and led by the civil society groups and individuals to support the Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia, which has been the target of attacks at the national and international level as a result of the measure […]
















