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The Right to Die? Euthanasia in Colombia

Meet the lawyers fighting to make euthanasia a human right in Latin America.

Opinion

The Most Dangerous Man on Earth

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is a double danger to the world, says Jan Rocha. The president's policies on Coronavirus and the Amazon endanger the whole world

In-depth Interviews

Shake It Off!

As we head towards the easing of lockdown we all feel a little relieved. But the carnage that the pandemic has wreaked on our mental health has yet to be unveiled. Rafael Santandreu, one of the world’s leading psychologists,…

In-depth Interviews

“Happiness is a Myth"

In his book 'You are not Meant to be Happy, so stop Trying' Basque psychiatrist Dr Rafa Euba argues that happiness is merely an ethereal ghost that inhabits our brain, not something to strive for. Released in these…

Features

Argentina Becomes Third South American Country to Legalise Abortion

This week, the South American country became the largest nation in Latin America to legalise abortion, a landmark victory for women across the region. It comes after years of mobilisation by the grass-roots movements in response…

Latin Londoners

Latin Londoner no.32: Alejandro Madrigal, Scientist

Prof. Alejandro Madrigal is a world leader in the area of stem cell transplantation. Beginning in Mexico, he continued his training at Harvard, Stanford and University College London (UCL). He is currently Professor of…

Features

COVID STORIES: Learning to Exhale

Priscilla Ferreira set up Circular Maternar UK, a group to support Brazilian women in the UK overcome their fears of natural (vaginal) birth. Brazil has the highest rate of caesarean births in the world - 85 percent in private…

Features

COVID Stories: Growing Together

Latin Americans Women’s Aid (LAWA) has been supporting Latin American women for 35 years with emergency refuge homes for victims of domestic violence, advice, support, English classes, counselling, empowerment programs and much…

In-depth Interviews

COVID STORIES: The Grief of the Marmolejo Family

Los Marmolejos, a family at the very heart of London’s Latin Community, who lost their beloved husband, father and grandfather, Hector, to COVID in March. In the most honest way, Julian, Hector Jr, Kike, Jorge, Sandra and Maria…

In-depth Interviews

COVID STORIES: Fabian, a London Survivor

Fabian Cataño is a London surviver. In 2005 Fabian was badly injured in the 7/7 bombings, but came back from 2 years of rehabilitation to build his cafe in Seven Sisters indoor market. In March 2020 Fabian spent 30 days in ICU…

Features

COVID STORIES: On the Frontline

As part of our documentary series for Fuerza London - a film commemorating Latin London's experience of COVID, we interviewed Latinos all over the city. This is the story of Yoshi Bunce a nurse at Kingston Hospital for 30…

Features

Covid-19 in Latin America – Update 13, 25 August

The incidence of coronavirus and the responses of governments and local communities. Update No.13.

Features

Buenos Aires: the virus reaches the ‘villas miseria’

Ramona Medina, one of the community leaders of Villa 31, a Buenos Aires villa miseria, died from coronavirus after publically denouncing the lack of water and the conditions for maintaining social distancing measures in her…

Features

COVID Toll on Indigenous Elders is Destroying History

"Every time an elder dies, a library is burnt"

Features

Mexico: Populism and the Pandemic

As with many other countries led by populist leaders, in Mexico populism and the pandemic have proved to be a dangerous mix where AMLO was slow to take the virus or the medical advice seriously, and the most vulnerable are now…

Blog

Fighting Covid-19 Cuban Style

Why is Cuba so successful at beating Covid-19?

Features

COVID-19 in Latin America

As Latin America enters its fourth week of tackling Covid-19, where most countries have long implemented total lock down, people have begun to settle into the new normal of quarantines and isolation. However, the impact of the…