AMERICAS

Barbados: third time’s a trend

Third state in Commonwealth Caribbean to decriminalise same-sex relations in 2022

US midterm elections: a temporary respite?

Imminent danger averted in an election that put voting rights and women’s rights on the ballot – but threats continue

‘Civil society is an important pillar in work with the migrant population’

Cuba: why flee paradise?

Intensifying repression and economic crunch are driving an unprecedented exodus from the ailing one-party state

‘Lack of regular migration status imposes barriers to accessing rights’

Mexico: last state joins the rainbow wave

Same-sex marriage legal throughout Mexico following decision by Tamaulipas state legislature

‘Legal change on LGBTQI+ rights does not bring instant social change’

‘The only options available are prison, exile, or submission’

Brazil: danger averted

Transition process underway following narrow defeat of far-right incumbent by broad coalition under leftist leadership

‘Civil society must get involved because political actors cannot find a solution to our problems’

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