SOUTH AMERICA

‘Journalists often avoid critical reporting to protect themselves from harassment’

‘Society must prepare to act collectively to defend rights and democracy’

‘This election campaign offers two opposing visions of how to tackle insecurity’

Venezuela: the democratic transition that wasn’t

Maduro’s contested inauguration deepens political crisis

‘Each failed attempt at democratic transition reinforces the power of the authoritarian government’

‘They’re trying to restrict us because our criticisms of rights violations make those in power uncomfortable’

‘The far right is still marginal; there’s a majority commitment to democracy’

Colombia’s historic child marriage ban

Renewed hopes for global progress on SDG5 with only six years to go

‘Quilombola communities live in fear because the laws that are supposed to protect them are ignored’

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