Latin America Bureau interviews Eduardo Carreño, a prominent Colombian lawyer, on human rights, political violence and Venezuela.

Nick Caistor, from LAB, analyses the reasons behind the students protests in Chile.

A prominent member of the Guatemalan left believes that his country is the victim of a neo-colonial offensive.

The Uruguayan politican analyst, Raúl Zibechi, argues that Ecuador is the latest in a series of Latin American nations, including Brazil, in which the state is promoting a new form of neoliberalism, which is being called post-neoliberalism.

Editorial from the Peru Support Group (London).

In Colombia, indigenous peoples continue to be the victims of the internal armed conflict, which is escalating once again. Some communities are saying enough is enough.

Gerta Louisama is a member of the Executive Committee and the National Women’s Committee of Tèt Kole Ti Peyizan Ayisyen, Heads Together Small Producers of Haiti, Haiti’s largest and oldest peasant group. She speaks about the Tèt Kole’s efforts to win recognition, social equality, and economic rights for rural Haitians, especially women.

The moving testimony of a rape victim from Mexico.

Peruvian President Ollanta Humala, who took office on 28 July, faces a big challenge in regions where most of his votes come from.

The author argues that the Mexican government is resisting attempts to put an end to military impunity.