Topic: Jose Miguel Vivanco

The International Criminal Court announced Wednesday it is launching a full investigation into allegations of crimes committed by the Venezuelan government against opposition protesters in 2017.

The largest anti-government protests in decades erupted Sunday on the communist island nation of Cuba as people took to the streets against a deepening economic crisis amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Chilean police fired tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons at the tens of thousands of protesters who took to the streets of Santiago for a sixth day despite President Sebastian Pinera's promise of reforms.

Colombia's high court legalized same-sex marriage, giving couples the same rights as their heterosexual counterparts.

The Organization of American States on Wednesday offered to facilitate talks between Haiti and the Dominican Republic due to the recent immigration controversy.

The Dominican Republic has agreed to cooperate with an investigation by the OAS into its immigration policies over its planned deportation of Haitians.

Venezuelan secret police arrested San Cristobal Mayor Daniel Ceballos on Wednesday in continued crackdown on anti-government protesters.

The Mexican government says 26,121 people have disappeared in the past six years amid a surge in violence as the country cracked down on drug cartels.

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Security forces in Mexico have participated in the disappearances of hundreds of people from 2006-12, Human Rights Watch said.