Nine FARC dissidents were killed in a bombing raid in southern Colombia, the first since former leaders of the group announced a new offensive this week.
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon is on the rise since the election of President Jair Bolsonaro, who has backed farmers and corporations bent on turning old growth forest into soy fields and cattle ranches.
For the US, the deals with Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador to take back migrants are like a fortification, shielding the country from taking responsibility for people seeking international protection. They add yet another line of defense to other drastic measures the US has recently taken to keep them out.
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9 Colombian rebel dissidents killed in bombing raid, president says
PRI's The World
August 30, 2019
Nine FARC dissidents were killed in a bombing raid in southern Colombia, the first since former leaders of the group announced a new offensive this week.
Environment
Amazon fires push the forest closer to a dangerous tipping point
Living on Earth
September 17, 2019
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon is on the rise since the election of President Jair Bolsonaro, who has backed farmers and corporations bent on turning old growth forest into soy fields and cattle ranches.
Are the Amazon fires a crime against humanity?
The Conversation
September 19, 2019
The destruction of the Amazon rainforest can have global ramifications and some are arguing that those responsible should be prosecuted.
How Trump’s bilateral deals with Central America undermine the US asylum system
PRI's The World
October 02, 2019
For the US, the deals with Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador to take back migrants are like a fortification, shielding the country from taking responsibility for people seeking international protection. They add yet another line of defense to other drastic measures the US has recently taken to keep them out.