Study finds exports to region doubled in 2020 with practice predicted to grow as US invests in recycling plantsEnvironmental organisations across Latin America have called on the United States to reduce plastic waste exports to the region, after a repo…
US wins appeal over extradition of WikiLeaks founder
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is facing the prospect of imminent extradition to the US after the UK High Court granted an appeal by the US government against an earlier (January) refusal by a UK judge to extradite him on mental health grounds. A final decision on whether or not to grant the extradition will be […]
Agony of Ecuador’s brutal prison massacre endures for bereaved relatives
At least 119 inmates died in a Guayaquil jail after local gangs’ links with Mexican cartels brought a new level of horrorIt was in mid-morning when María Elena Villacís got a WhatsApp message from her brother Darwín, who was jailed in the Litoral penit…
More bodies found in Ecuador prison as death toll from gang battle tops 100
Police and military help regain control of prison in Guayaquil after violence caused by dispute between Los Lobos and Los ChonerosThe death toll in a gang battle in a penitentiary in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil has risen to more than 100 as author…
Belarus repression and the Taliban advance: human rights this fortnight – in pictures
A round-up of the coverage of the struggle for human rights and freedoms, from Thailand to Mexico Continue reading…