Alan Hernandez
Guatemala Sends 3,000 Soldiers to Its Border with Belize
The rise in tension comes after the Belizean security forces killed a 13-year-old Guatemalan boy. The OAS has urged both countries to seek a peaceful solution.
Mexico's Marijuana Laws Are About to Get Much More Relaxed
President Peña Nieto has proposed raising the non-criminal threshold to one ounce, and legalizing medical uses of marijuana, though he still personally opposes further decriminalization.
Mexican Soldiers and a Federal Agent Caught on Tape Torturing a Woman
The video appears to back allegations of widespread torture in the context of Mexico’s drug wars, and the prominent role given to the army within them.
Colombia Is Divided Over Constitutional Court's Ruling in Favor of Same-Sex Marriage
The constitutional court’s rejection of a proposal defining marriage as heterosexual has sparked an outpouring of polarized opinion pitting a progressive opinion against deeply rooted conservative traditions.
Mexico's Media Faced a Record Number of Violent Attacks in 2015
A new report documented nearly 400 violent attacks on media workers in Mexico during 2015, including seven murders. The report blames public officials, as well as drug cartels, for the record number of assaults.
Nigeria Has Dismantled a Crystal Meth Super Lab Built With Mexican Expertise
The Nigerian authorities say that the lab is the biggest of its kind yet found in West Africa and was built to supply Asian markets.
60 mph Winds Are Knocking Over Billboards and Closing Schools in Mexico City
The winds are affecting much of the country, but the most dramatic damage so far has been in the in the metropolitan area with one video shows one billboard falling onto a busy highway and crushing three cars
The Mexican Government Isn't Thrilled With a New Report on Torture and Illegal Killings
A highly-critical report by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights triggered a vehement rebuttal from the government that called it "biased" and "unfounded."
The Pope Blames Business for Crime in Mexico — And Asks Prisoners to Forgive Society
Speaking in Ciudad Juárez, once the epicenter of Mexico's drug wars, the Pope condemned "today's slave drivers" for creating the conditions generating violence. Hours before he asked inmates to forgive society for pushing them into crime.
Pope Francis Tells Mexican Priests Not to Resign Themselves to the Drug Wars
The Pope was speaking in the beleaguered state of Michoacán where a military-led offensive nearly a decade ago kicked off Mexico’s bloody drug wars. At least 28 priests have been killed since then.
Pope Francis Tells Mexico’s Indigenous Peoples: 'Sorry Brothers'
The Pope apologized for centuries of discrimination during a trip to the state of Chiapas, home to the Zapatista rebellion, at the same time as he said indigenous communities today have much to teach the world in the face of global environmental crisis.
Telling Women in Zika-Affected Countries to Not Get Pregnant Is Unfair, UN Points Out
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said that a better response to the virus — and the evidence that it is linked to birth abnormalities — would be to improve access to contraception, maternal care, and safe abortions.