At the start of this turbulent year of 2026, we have witnessed massive social struggles that have achieved modest yet meaningful gains—successfully halting blatant violations of rights and improving conditions for hundreds of thousands of people whose only “crime” is wanting to live with dignity in a country where they were not born. Though differing … Read more

As part of the project “Technology and knowledge dialogue to defend the collective rights of indigenous peoples,” the Organization for Ethnic Community Development (ODECO) and lacommunis held a workshop on January 23 entitled “Ma Puca: Technology for the defense of our territory”. The activity allowed the Garifuna people to learn about the expansion of the … Read more

On January 14 and 15, lacommunis participated in the National Symposium on Indigenous Peoples and the Environment, a meeting organized in Honduras by the Public Ministry and the AECID. The main objective of this event was to strengthen the capacities of the justice system to effectively guarantee the rights of indigenous and Afro-Honduran peoples. During … Read more

In less than a decade, Berta Cáceres has gone from being a woman persecuted and murdered for defending her peoples’ territories and the natural environment to being officially recognized by the Honduran State as a symbol of struggle whose legacy should be known by present and future generations. This shift is striking, particularly in today’s … Read more

Participating as an advisor to the United Nations system during the Security Council session of January 7, 2026, convened to address U.S. aggression against Venezuela, Jeffrey D. Sachs delivered a forceful and unequivocal intervention. He stated that since 1947 the United States has repeatedly resorted to the use of force, covert operations, and political manipulation … Read more

In a long-forgotten corner of history, Thomas Hobbes imagined a world without law: “solitary, poor, nasty, and brutish.” To avert such a fate, he proposed the Leviathan, an absolute power that, in exchange for security, demands the surrender of individual freedom. For centuries, humanity believed it had transcended medieval authoritarianism through the construction of a … Read more

I write from Caracas, from the living pulse of a city that has felt the thunder of bombs and has borne witness to the barbarism seeking to reimpose colonial domination upon its soil. I write from the pain of witnessing the attempt to reduce a legitimate president to the status of war booty. Yet I … Read more

The authorities of the United States of America are dropping bombs on small vessels in the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean near Latin American shores, while simultaneously banning books in schools and libraries. This could serve as a brief summary of the news circulating in mid-December 2025. The country that once co-founded the international rules-based … Read more

The World Inequality Lab, a prestigious research institution founded at the Paris School of Economics and the University of California, Berkeley, with contributions from dozens of leading scholars, published in December 2025 the third edition of its global study, the World Inequality Report 2026.[1] Drawing on the multiple factors analyzed in the report, the authors … Read more

Within the framework of the 9th International Seminar of the International Network of Chairs on Public Debt (RICDP), held on December 5, 2025, several organizations and individuals launched an international campaign in support of the full and effective demarcation of lands that rightfully belong to the Xukuru-Kariri Indigenous people, in Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil. … Read more

With the inauguration of the current administration, a natural expectation arose for improvements in the human rights situation in Guatemala; however, reality shows that the main problems persist and have even worsened. At the beginning of December 2025, the former Human Rights Ombudsman of Guatemala, Jordán Rodas Andrade—who went into exile in 2022 after denouncing … Read more

On November 27, 2025, lacommunis and FLACSO Costa Rica formalized a Memorandum of Understanding with the aim of combining their capabilities in areas of common interest. This alliance seeks to enhance the effectiveness of their missions and strengthen the institutional development of both organizations. The document was signed by Ricardo Changala, president of lacommunis, and … Read more

Every November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women is observed, as declared by the United Nations General Assembly in Resolution 54/134 of December 17, 1999. That resolution defines violence against women as: “any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, or psychological … Read more

On 17 November 2025, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) published its report “Measuring Digital Development: Facts and Figures 2025”, which documents that while approximately 6 billion people (three quarters of the world’s population) use the internet, more than 2.2 billion people still lack access—mostly in low- and middle-income countries. Progress and inequality are two themes … Read more

On October 31, 2025, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2797 (2025) on the situation in Western Sahara. The resolution was approved with 11 votes in favor, 3 abstentions (China, Russia, and Pakistan), and no votes against. Although this resolution renews the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara … Read more

On November 6, 2025, during its 43rd General Conference held in Samarkand (Uzbekistan), UNESCO adopted a resolution by which the Cyrus the Great Cylinder was officially recognized as one of the first human rights documents in the world — a symbol of the defense of freedom, justice, and respect for cultural diversity. The proposal was … Read more

Between October 6 and 8, 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) convened public hearings on the request for an advisory opinion submitted by the International Labour Organization concerning Convention No. 87 of 1948 on Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize. Representatives of twenty States and five international organizations took the … Read more

On September 19, 2025, in the city of Montevideo, Uruguay, at the headquarters of the National Human Rights Institution and Ombudsman’s Office, the launch event for the so-called “Continuous Indigenous Identity Survey” was held, promoted by the local organization Derecho Indígena. This tool was created to make Indigenous identity visible and recognized in the country, … Read more

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development, Mr. Surya Deva, presented a comprehensive report during the 60th session of the Human Rights Council, in which he outlines the profound structural challenges facing the Central American nation in its pursuit of a development model that is inclusive, sustainable, and grounded in the full … Read more

The defense of the rights of Indigenous Peoples, including those living in voluntary isolation or initial contact, continues to face significant challenges across Latin America, particularly when such defense conflicts with economic and political interests related to extractive projects. Despite formal recognition of their individual and collective rights, a concerning pattern of censorship, judicialization, and … Read more