The Inversion of Human Rights in Brazil
A dictatorship-era torturer is suing one of his victims in Brazil in a stark reminder of how Bolsonaro emboldens rights abusers.
Guatemala: Impunity for War Criminals, Again
Guatemala is poised to pass a law reversing its National Reconciliation Law, which prohibits amnesty for those who committed international crimes during the country's civil war. Who benefits from blanket amnesty?
Surviving One of Mexico’s Deadliest Places for Women
Ecatepec, Mexico, has one of the highest femicide rates in the country. Without enforcement of laws against gender-based violence, victims' family members have had to become their own advocates as they seek justice for their murdered loved ones.
Flouted Justice for Berta
The trial against Berta Cáceres' accused assassins has been riddled with irregularities and biasand barred the victims' lawyers from participation. It is a tragic lost opportunity for justice in Honduras.
Guatemala: War, Continued
Thirty years after NACLA first reported on Efraín Ríos Montt's genocide in Guatemala, its revelations stand the test of time. From our 50th anniversary issue, available open access for a limited time.
Imperfect Justice in Guatemala
A national court has found that the Guatemalan army committed genocide. But it has also found Rodríguez Sánchez, Ríos Montt's chief of military intelligence, not guilty. Survivors are determined to continue their struggle for justice.
Tlatelolco and its Meaning: Reflections by Raúl Álvarez Garín
A 2002 discussion with Raúl Álvarez Garín, a survivor of the 1968 student massacre, on the ongoing legacy of state impunity in Mexico
A Government for Impunity in Guatemala
A note on Guatemalan president Jimmy Morales' dissolution of the country's groundbreaking anti-impunity commission
The Paramilitary Threat in Post-Conflict Colombia
While the Colombian government is implementing its peace accord, paramilitaries and complicit landowners continue to persecute the victims of the conflict. But the judiciary fails to hold those behind the violence to account.
Fighting Impunity, Seeking Justice in Guatemala
A disturbing new proposal by members of Guatemala' Congress could give blanket amnesty to military members for committing war crimes.
A “Green Tide” Engulfs the D.R.
Against a history of repression, corruption, and impunity, a growing social movement in the Dominican Republic demands change.
Life Imitating News: The Murder of Mexican Journalist Javier Valdez
How Javier Valdez's narrative journalism predicted his own death
