CARIBBEAN

‘The control exercised by gangs has turned daily life into a constant struggle for survival’

Chaduc Louis | HAITI

CONFLICT | CRISIS

‘Pride’s message was clear: we are here, and we are not going anywhere’

Pedro Julio Serrano | PUERTO RICO

‘Our fight for LGBTQI+ rights isn’t isolated from broader global south struggles against colonial legacies’

Angelique Nixon | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

‘We need to accept people with disabilities and include them in our communities’

Andrew Sharpe | CARIBBEAN

‘Land grabbers benefit from an extraordinarily slow and complicit justice system’

Sinomme Saint Claire | HAITI

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

‘There’s deep-rooted structural anti-Haitian racism’

Joseph Cherubin | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

‘On human rights, there might be a little light at the end of the tunnel’

Manuel Mercedes Medina | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

‘If the mission succeeds, the authorities won’t have to turn again to the international community to maintain peace’

Rosy Auguste Ducéna | HAITI

CONFLICT | CRISIS

‘The state is trying to reimpose fear so people don’t dare exercise their rights’

Johanna Cilano | CUBA

‘Advancing LGBTQI+ rights requires advocacy, awareness-raising and a concerted effort to foster a culture of inclusion’

Tim Prudhoe | TURKS AND CAICOS