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A Guatemalan court has sentenced two former soldiers to 120 and 240 years of prison for subjecting at least 15 indigenous women to sexual slavery and other crimes during the country's civil war.

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Nicaraguan indigenous, Afro-Caribbeans sue government over pressure for inter-oceanic canal

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Rama-Kriol leaders say they were coerced into consenting for the planned $50-billion Nicaragua Canal project to pass through their territory.

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Dengue Epidemic and Avian Flu Surge Across the Americas

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) warned on Tuesday that cases of dengue, Oropouche, and avian flu (H5N1) have risen this year across the...

Nicaragua Accused of 229 Torture Cases Since Protest

At least 229 people have been victims of torture after being detained in Nicaragua since the protests against the government of Daniel Ortega in...

Costa Rica Cracks Down on Fuel Theft Scandal of at least $10,000,000

Fuel theft has become a significant challenge for Costa Rican authorities, with criminal organizations siphoning fuel illegally from the Costa Rican Petroleum Refinery (RECOPE)...

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UN Calls for Protection of Costa Rica’s Indigenous People’s Rights

Some progress, and a complicated legacy, 10 months after Sergio Rojas’s murder

IACHR mission visits Costa Rica to evaluate protections for indigenous communities

Bribrí women commemorate Sergio Rojas and vow to keep his fight alive

Four arrested over murder of Honduras activist Berta Cáceres

Another activist killed in Honduras

Guatemala convicts 2 ex-soldiers for sex slavery, murder in landmark case

Nicaraguan indigenous, Afro-Caribbeans sue government over pressure for inter-oceanic canal

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Dengue Epidemic and Avian Flu Surge Across the Americas

Nicaragua Accused of 229 Torture Cases Since Protest

Costa Rica Cracks Down on Fuel Theft Scandal of at least $10,000,000

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