SOUTH AMERICA

‘The new law’s purpose is to increase government control over civil society’

‘The Chiquita case shows it’s possible to hold corporations accountable for human rights abuses’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

‘The government wants a civil society aligned with its interests, tamed and silent’

Venezuela struggles to hold on to hope

Having won the election, the opposition now pushes for a negotiated transition

‘We had hoped the election would lead to a negotiated transition’

‘We demand that the violation of the rights of nature be recognised and reversed’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Chiquita verdict offers hope for corporate accountability

US banana corporation found responsible for human rights abuses in Colombia

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

‘Anti-rights groups attacked the Pride march to try to undermine its peaceful character’

‘The state is abandoning its role as guarantor of access to rights’

‘The law should protect women and girls, not criminalise them’