Critical voices attacked, no excuse for online abuse, and privacy in the Americas
The President of Mexico, Andres Manuel López Obrador, points during a press conference, in Mexico City, 5 April 2021, Luis Barron / Eyepix Group/Barcroft Media via Getty Images March 2021 in the Americas: A free expression round up produced by IFEX s Regional Editor Paula Martins, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
President Obrador attacks ARTICLE 19 after release of critical report
In March, ARTICLE 19 Mexico and Central America released its annual report –
Distorsión, examining the overall situation of freedom of expression and information in Mexico in 2020
This is how the 5 best teams of the decade according to the IFFHS are going Published: - Apr 06, 2021
This week the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) published the list of the 10 best teams between 2011 and 2020 in Conmebol .
We bring you the list of the 10 best teams between 2011 and 2020 in Conmebol. Photo: Lucas Uebel / Grêmio FBPA
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In the list there are
5 Brazilian teams, 2 Colombians, 2 Argentines and 1 Paraguayan . 7 of them won the Copa Libertadores and 9, at least, reached the final of some international competition. Here is a review of the 5 best clubs during this decade.
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Stopping the deforestation that is advancing over the La Asunción reservation, in the department of Guaviare, Colombia, is becoming increasingly urgent. Nancy del Pilar Padua Palacios, an Indigenous Tucano, has a solution: It is the planting of ají (chilli), a product of our culture, says the 26-year-old leader, while she records yellow, green and red chilli peppers with her phone. These will later be dried to make tucupí, an Amazonian hot sauce that is produced in Guaviare.
The land, where Nancy and 146 other people from the Wanano, Tucano, Desano, Cubeo, Paeces and mestizo families live, has too many ‘open wounds’ from deforestation, which has been increasing for years. According to Nancy, 45% of the territory, a total of 300 hectares of the 702 hectares that make up the La Asunción reservation, have already been converted into pasture for cattle and monoculture plantations.
Colombia human rights update March 2021
Despite urgent recommendations from international organisations, including the United Nations, certain security mechanisms have still not been implemented, while there is a backlog of requests for protective measures for at-risk individuals.
As Colombian authorities appear incapable of containing the human rights violations taking place across the country – even in situations involving state security forces – March saw more murders of social activists and former combatants in the peace process. Despite urgent recommendations from international organisations, including the United Nations, certain security mechanisms have still not been implemented, while there is a backlog of requests for protective measures for at-risk individuals.
A Sneak Peek at Daniel Frank Sedwick’s May 7-8 Treasure Auction 29
We’ve received a lot of interest in our upcoming May 7-8
Treasure Auction 29 – and rightfully so. The numismatic market is still very hot and this has inspired several top Latin American collections to come to the auction block. So, we’re offering here a sneak peek of what’s coming up in our next sale!
The Esmeralda Collection of Gran Colombian Coinage
The
Esmeralda Collection features some of the finest examples of coinage, both gold and silver, to be struck by
Gran Colombia from 1819 to 1830. In this period, wholly original and uniquely Latin American