On Dec. 20, 2024, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights publicly announced a landmark decision against the Colombian ...

While the periphery and centre of the world are home to powerful authoritarian regimes, counter-struggles are growing and ...

“The term homosexual was coined in 1869,” says Jonathan D. Katz, the co-curator, along with art historian Johnny Willis, of The First Homosexuals: The Birth of a New Identity, 1869-1939.

Colombia’s Constitutional Court has issued a historic ruling, finding in favor of Indigenous leaders who say their ...

Latin America's top human rights court has issued a groundbreaking advisory opinion linking states’ human rights obligations ...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has suspended the extradition of a rebel leader to the United States, arguing that he needs to stay in Colombia to contribute to peace talks.

The U.S. State Department has recalled its top diplomat in Colombia for urgent consultations. The move follows comments from ...

Understanding how the U.S. went from marriage equality a decade ago to steep backsliding on transgender rights today could help determine what happens next for the country's LGBTQ+ rights movement.

Washington is abandoning Latin America. When autocracy south of the border rises, so will illegal immigration to the U.S.

Florida has converted an isolated airport in the Everglades into a massive immigration detention center called "Alligator ...

Understanding and appreciating the unique legal and societal circumstances Indigenous people lived under and endured for more than 150 years is challenging, McIvor says.