Marianny Sánchez Núñez, Paula Barrios, Catalina Martínez Coral and Ana Vera are some of the visible faces of the international movement against child pregnancy. They have been involved in litigation before the UN Human Rights Committee, which has condemned Ecuador and Nicaragua for failing to protect girls
Uncertainty paralyzes migrant neighborhoods. ‘Many children have stopped going to school. On the first day of Trump’s term, 400 high school students stayed home,’ says a social worker in Brighton Park
The Argentine anthropologist, who has dedicated 30 years to the study of violence, weaves the connections between the sexual crimes of Ciudad Juárez and the massacres in Gaza, in what she calls the end of the era of respect for human rights
Figures on registration of children and teens on their way to the United States reflect that more families now undertake the journey together, and show a marked increase in Venezuelan nationals
Stolen children discovering their roots, the end of malaria in Egypt, snails saving crops, the resilience of Gazans, or the loud and clear voice of African artists are among the most optimistic reports that have published by EL PAÍS
Guatemala is home to six institutions of multi-ethnic higher learning whose mission is to pass on ancestral lessons and impart degrees. ‘Our mission is not economistic, but social,’ says one rector
Since the Republican magnate’s victory in the United States, between 800 and 1,200 migrants have been crossing the river from Guatemala every day, while stalked by organized crime. This is more than double the figure recorded on previous dates
The next secretary of state, known for his tough stance on countries such as Cuba, is expected to put the region at the center of his agenda
Around 30,000 children from the Central American country were given up for international adoption between 1977 and 2007. In many cases, the processes were riddled with irregularities and corruption. Some of the children, now grown up, have returned and are helping other people find their biological families
The former director of ‘El Periódico’ speaks with EL PAÍS, after being released from the military penitentiary where he spent 813 days. ‘I feel very happy, as if I’ve been reborn,’ he says
Eighty years later, the Guatemalan Revolution remains an emblematic period of profound social and political transformation in Latin American history
In an interview with EL PAÍS, the Guatemalan president talks about his commitment to transparency in a country plagued by impunity and explains the reasons that led him to receive 135 political prisoners from Nicaragua
The Department of Homeland Security warns of the risk that they may be subject to human trafficking and suffer exploitation or forced labor
According to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), violence has weakened states, increased the cost of doing business, and costs the region 3.5% of GDP
Illegal trade is endangering two-thirds of key habitats for 196 species. A new study explains how prohibitionist policies lead to deforestation
In Mexico, at least 125 people have died from high temperatures since March, while records were broken in Honduras and Guatemala. Citizens of the region could experience between five and six of these scenarios throughout their lifetimes
The grand gathering of contemporary art celebrates marginalized identities with a ground-breaking edition in which artists from the global south, many of them largely unknown, are in the majority
EL PAÍS travels along the border of the poorest state in Mexico, a region dominated by criminal groups. From the city of Tapachula to the Lacandon Jungle, passing through the towns of Frontera Comalapa and Chisomuselo, this story illustrates the fight between cartels, the abandonment of the state, the murders, forced displacements, kidnappings and extortions, along with the efforts made by the local and migrant populations to survive
From Colombia’s north coast to Mexico, corals, mangroves and turtle nests are threatened by the massive influx of floating seaweed
Around 9,000 Guatemalans traveled to the United States with temporary work contracts in one year, still a negligible number compared to the hundreds of thousands of those detained and deported for trying to cross the border irregularly
The president of the Central American country took advantage of his Washington visit to request that the OAS send a mission to observe the election of judges
The victims have been identified as Alejandro Hernández Fuentes and Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera. Four other Hispanic workers are still missing, but U.S. authorities said it is no longer safe for divers to continue searching the accident area
Bernardo Arévalo’s commitment to fighting corruption is one of the key selling points to promote foreign investment in the Central American country
The Guatemalan leader declares that the country is at a pivotal moment in its relations with the United States during a Council of the Americas forum
In the face of multiple global crises that disproportionately affect women, integrating the commitment to inclusion and equity into public budget planning in Latin America and the Caribbean is key for regional development
Authorities have issued an epidemiological alert for Guillain-Barré Syndrome, which causes paralysis and has left five dead
President Arévalo and his team are learning to swim among sharks. His first steps have been between tentative and erratic. The highly-anticipated green spring has been cloaked in gray, due to the entrenchment of corrupt actors in the country’s institutions
