Stigmabase | Las américas

Who is who in Latin America ?  -  Native people in South and Central America survived and mixed with Europeans, while large numbers of native people were put in reserves, enslaved ...

Brazil cardinal suggests church look to Latin America : The 76 year-old Damasceno, who is also head of Brazil's Conference of Catholic Bishops, told AFP in a phone interview that, unlike in Europe, the faith is strong in Latin America. "The church in Latin America is enjoying a very special moment, with ... FRANCE 24

In Latin America , we know who is to blame for our child migrant crisis  - The US met Central American leaders recently to discuss the issue. Here ... conflicts in Latin America , with weapons and money mostly from countries  ...

Cuba Aims to Be 1st to Eliminate Tuberculosis in Latin America  - And the island nation is already well on its way to achieving that goal. In Cuba, there are just 6.2 cases of tuberculosis per 100,000 people, well below the regional average for Latin America at over 25 cases per 100,000, according to WHO data. This content was originally published by teleSUR at the following address: "http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Cuba-Aims-to-Be-1st-to-Eliminate-Tuberculosis-in-Latin-America-20160326-0038.html" . If you intend to use it, please cite the source and provide a link to the original article. www.teleSURtv.net/english

Latin America Is the Murder Capital of the World - There is a murder crisis across much of Latin America and the Caribbean, .... While murder rates are falling in most of the world, in Latin America the ..... Javier Morlett is an Acapulco native who knows the city better than anyone.

The Persisting Impact of Racial Construction in Latin America - In this sector were, those who worked the hardest jobs in mining and agriculture were African slaves, mulattos ( black and Spanish) and, zambos ( black and indigenous) this creation of racial hierarchy in Latin America is introjected into the mentality as well as other forms of discrimination, such as that ...

Study finds Peru one of the most homophobic countries in Latin America : " ... the most homophobic countries in Latin America . The arguments for placing the country as an enemy of those who chose a different sexual preference is based on the country's failure to meet international human rights standards, La Républica reports. ... Living in Peru "

Evangelicals rise in Latin America : "The Vatican is extremely concerned about competition with evangelicals," Daniel Levine, a professor at the University of Michigan who studies religious movements in Latin America , told Al Jazeera. "They are worried about losing their position as 'the' ... Aljazeera.com

Evangelicals rise in Latin America : "The Vatican is extremely concerned about competition with evangelicals," Daniel Levine, a professor at the University of Michigan who studies religious movements in Latin America , told Al Jazeera. "They are worried about losing their position as 'the' ... Aljazeera.com

OP-ED: Why Latin America? Complexity in the World's Most Violent Region But assuming the data is correct, it is shocking that 75% of the countries in Latin America suffer from what is considered “epidemic violence” (a rate of more than 10 homicides/100,000 inhabitants, according to the WHO). And this leads to the question ...

No country for machos: What is there about machismo in Brazil and Latin America ? - In Brazil, the killing of a female due to domestic violence or ‘simple’ gender-based hatred is called feminicide. It was ratified as a law in March, 2015, and tries to protect the 13 women daily murdered every day in Brazil under those circumstances. Those who did not recognise value in the making of this legal device generally assume the use of it as a maneuver from Mrs. Rousseff, who was the president back in those days, or the inutility of a resolution that ‘harms the universality present in the Brazilian Constitution’. These arguments are, for themselves, a reflection of how resistant and traditional public opinion can be - a direct result of our political immaturity.

World Toilet Day 2013: In Latin America , 120 Million People Do Not ...  - One-third of Latin Americans who live in rural areas dispose of their waste in the ... but in rural areas, the situation is similar to the poorest countries in the world,”  ...

Child poverty affects almost 81 million children in Latin America ... : "Archie is just a stupid Canadian who probably doesn't speak a word of. Spanish, he talks big about Commie and socialist countries in South America and Cuba ... Español | Português | Las américas

The Greek Orthodox Church In Latin America Is Not Very Greek  - The vast majority are natives of that region who are seeking a spiritual ... article misstated that Athenagoras leads the archdiocese of South America .

In Latin America, The Quiet Rise Of The High-Skilled Immigrant José's story is increasingly common among Latin Americans and other foreigners who come to Chile to work. They are much more educated and less poor than a couple of years ago. Various recent studies have disproved the myth that workers who come to ...

Transphobia in Latin America Is Preventing an Effective HIV Response : As International Women's Day approaches, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance - who I represent - together with the Latin American and Caribbean Network of Transgender People (REDLACTRANS), has published a report that reveals how a shocking trend of ...

In Latin America, Brazil is the worst-hit country with almost 2.42 million ... of Filipinos who were already struggling in poverty before the lockdown. View article...

Meet Latin America's Serious Side: The Pacific Alliance : News about Latin America is often dominated by politicians who make bombastic speeches about U.S. imperialism and promise to bring about radical changes in the continent without really saying how they'll do it. But Latin America's more practical side ... ABC News

His message of nonviolence, civil rights, and social justice is one that resonates deeply with many people in Latin America who have also ... View article...

Performance art, researching homosexuality in Latin America  - Larry La Fountain-Stokes is a leading international scholar, homosexual writer and performer who has found innovative ways to ...