Articles by: Jacquelyn Kovarik

June 5, 2020

In his new book, John Washington chronicles the tragic reality of asylum in the United States. 

January 24, 2020

Peru’s January 2020 congressional elections represent the fall of the Fujimori party and the unraveling of widespread nepotism and corruption. What does it mean for the Peruvian Amazon?

September 10, 2019

After two decades battling impunity, Indigenous Peruvian women who survived Alberto Fujimori’s forced sterilization campaign finally have their say.

October 9, 2018

The rights-monitoring app was launched earlier this year in 11 countries—but some activists and experts wonder if it's just another colonial tool to extract indigenous knowledge. 

August 14, 2018
On the country’s 193rd birthday in Potosí, Bolivians remain split on president Evo Morales’ decision to dissolve term limits, as an opposition movement grows.
March 21, 2018

U.S. economic and political intervention defined the political career of former Bolivian president Gonzalo “Goni” Sanchez de Lozada. Now, in an unprecedented move, the U.S. is putting him on trial.