Latin America

PUBLICATIONS

Sep 11, 20221 min read

Just Transition Policies in Colombia: a bottom-up approach

This work explores the context of the energy transition in the coal mining industry. It specifically studies the case of La Guajira and...

The impact of COVID-19 disruptions on sexual and reproductive health (SRH) supply chain and services

Aug 21, 20221 min read

Global Health

The impact of COVID-19 disruptions on sexual and reproductive health (SRH) supply chain and services

Quarantine measures and mobility restrictions disproportionately affected women and girls, in terms of financial insecurity and...

Questioning Peace and Conflict: The War on Trans Women in Brazil

Jul 8, 20211 min read

External publications

Questioning Peace and Conflict: The War on Trans Women in Brazil

The country of Brazil is considered a peaceful country due to its lack of internal or inter-state conflict. However, the lives of trans...

Tackling Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon Through Empowering Local Communities and Implementing

Jun 5, 20211 min read

Environment

Tackling Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon Through Empowering Local Communities and Implementing

This toolkit is part of HDRI’s first toolkit series and is a collective effort made by our fellow researchers Philippine Lévy, Matilda...

How Do Water-Related Diseases Impact Gender Equality ? – An Analysis of Brazil

Mar 31, 20211 min read

Global Health

How Do Water-Related Diseases Impact Gender Equality ? – An Analysis of Brazil

This paper assesses the linkages between childhood health, water-related diseases and gender equality in Brazil. Due to poor access and...

Fostering a Post Extractivist Amazonia Indigenous People in Brazil

Mar 16, 20211 min read

Environment

Fostering a Post Extractivist Amazonia Indigenous People in Brazil

This paper attempts to shed a light on socioeconomic and environmental issues involving extractive activities in the Brazilian Amazonia...

On the Ashes of Guatemalan Congress: Heritage, Memory and Identitarian Contention

Feb 22, 20211 min read

ESCR

On the Ashes of Guatemalan Congress: Heritage, Memory and Identitarian Contention

After demonstrators set fire to the Legislative Palace on November 2020, the Congress of Guatemala qualified the attack of the National...

Should we Eliminate Child Labour in Mines? Analysing the Case of Potosi, Bolivia

Feb 14, 20211 min read

ESCR

Should we Eliminate Child Labour in Mines? Analysing the Case of Potosi, Bolivia

This policy brief studies the case of the Cerro Rico mines in Potosí to analyse child labour, its conditions, roots and evolutions in...

Migrant Women and Girls from the Northern Triangle and their Journey Through Mexico

Jan 31, 20211 min read

Latin America

Migrant Women and Girls from the Northern Triangle and their Journey Through Mexico

This paper provides an overview of the context faced by women and girls in each specific Northern Triangle of Central America country...

Protecting Women Against Violence and Preventing Femicides – Is Mexico Unwilling or Unable?

Nov 26, 20201 min read

External publications

Protecting Women Against Violence and Preventing Femicides – Is Mexico Unwilling or Unable?

Gender-based violence has been a grave issue in Mexico for many years. However, in recent decades the number of femicides committed have...

“Remain in Mexico”: A Massive Unchecked Violation of the Rights of Asylum-Seekers Under

May 28, 20201 min read

External publications

“Remain in Mexico”: A Massive Unchecked Violation of the Rights of Asylum-Seekers Under

This article demonstrates the profound impacts of the United States’ Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) or “Remain in Mexico” policy on...

Panama: The Imperiled Link in the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor

Feb 23, 20201 min read

Environment

Panama: The Imperiled Link in the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor

The Mesoamerican Biological Corridor is a geographic and political project that plays a crucial role in maintaining the biodiversity of...

Water, Sanitation and Health in Informal Settlements: Health and Community-Based Approaches

Feb 9, 20201 min read

Global Health

Water, Sanitation and Health in Informal Settlements: Health and Community-Based Approaches

Urbanization worldwide has led to an increasing number of urban poor, often resulting in a surge of informal settlements. Poor living...

The Differences in the Educational Achievement of Indigenous Students in Guatemalan Primary Schools

Jan 24, 20201 min read

ESCR

The Differences in the Educational Achievement of Indigenous Students in Guatemalan Primary Schools

This paper analyses the differences in the academic achievement of indigenous and non-indigenous children that attend primary schools in...

Why Regional Solidarity Is Not Enough: The Need for a Sustainable Solution to the Venezuelan Refugee

Dec 25, 20191 min read

Migration & Security

Why Regional Solidarity Is Not Enough: The Need for a Sustainable Solution to the Venezuelan Refugee

The Venezuelan refugee crisis has impacted the majority of countries in Latin America. There have been attempts at having a unified and...