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Despite making great strides in recent years, Latin America and the Caribbean remains the most unequal region in the world. To effectively deliver on the promise of economic growth and democratic governance, the region’s institutions need better guarantee shared prosperity, protections, and rights. The Inter-American Dialogue works to bring public attention to…
In 2012, the Western Hemisphere continued to make headlines in terms of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) rights.
On October 20, Javier Corrales, a professor of political science at Amherst College, spoke on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LBGT) politics in Latin America at the Inter-American Dialogue.
Evelyn Pinto is a social scientist, feminist, and founder of Unamos’s Red de Mujeres.
Emily Rugama is senior program officer with the American Jewish World Service (AJWS).
Tropical forests, which cover 6 percent of Earth, are our planet’s largest natural carbon sink and our first line of defense against climate change. Even with massive human effort at reducing emissions, reaching the 1.5-degree target is not possible without forest restoration. Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), whose forests…
María del Mar Jaramillo Salcedo is a Colombian social entrepreneur, lawyer, and advocate for democracy and human rights.
Iliana María Espitia Sutachan is an adviser to the Manzanas del Cuidado Program from the City of Bogotá’s Secretariat of Women.
Beatriz Borges is the executive director of the Justice and Peace Center (CEPAZ).
Dr. Rebecca Bill Chavez, president and CEO of the Inter-American Dialogue and Antonia Urrejola, former foreign minister of Chile came together for an exchange titled, “Bolstering Democratic Governance Through Foreign Policy.”
Julissa Cruz Abreu is a telecommunications expert with more than 20 years of experience as a public servant at the Dominican Telecommunications Institute (INDOTEL), the Dominican Republic’s telecommunications regulatory body, where she has served, among other positions, as director of international relations, commissioner of compliance, and head of the regulation department. Cruz Abreu has been an active actor in the initiatives and development of the current INDOTEL’s regulatory framework.
Roberta Clarke is an activist for social justice and gender equality and is the second vice-president of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and rapporteur on the Rights of LGBTI Persons at the Organization of American States (OAS), and rapporteur for the United States.
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To explore the social and human rights implications of critical minerals mining, the Inter-American Dialogue hosted the online event “Critical Minerals in LAC: the ‘S’ in ESG” on April 11, 2023.
Rocío Dutary is a lawyer specializing in human rights issues. Dutary has worked in international organizations implementing projects related to the promotion and protection of human rights in Latin America aimed at the most vulnerable populations such as women survivors of gender violence, persons deprived of liberty, migrants, and migrant and refugee children and adolescents.
Kamila Gomez is a sociologist and specialist in studies on intersectional gender violence.
