Children
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AMERICAS
Guatemala Maras Trade Extortion Fear for Cocaine Cash and Control
Guatemala's police say Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18 are moving beyond extortion into drug trafficking, a dangerous shift that could…
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ANALYSIS
Dominican Republic Child Abuse Crisis Exposes the Belt’s Dark Inheritance
An infant's killing in the Dominican Republic has reopened a national wound: child abuse, violent discipline, and family silence in…
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AMERICAS
Colombia’s Stolen Childhoods Put Peace Justice Back on Trial Again
The JEP's ruling against former FARC commanders forces Colombia to confront a wound beyond battlefield memory: children pulled into war,…
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AMERICAS
Haiti Faces Gangs as Childhood Becomes the Front Line Again
As a new multinational force arrives in Haiti, thousands of armed children stand between a security crackdown and any hope…
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Social Media
Brazil Writes New Rules as Childhood Battles the Algorithmic State
Brazil's new online child protection law is presented as a safeguard but also sparks a broader political debate across Latin…
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Education
Ecuador’s Yachay Wasi Teaches Climate Lessons Through Indigenous Language and a Garden
In Ecuador, a small intercultural bilingual school called Yachay Wasi treats environmental education as a political project rooted in Indigenous…
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AMERICAS
Latin America’s Child Safety Crisis Meets Data, Politics, and Choices
A new regional report from UNICEF and PAHO maps how violence against children overlaps across homes, schools, streets, and screens.…
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AMERICAS
Colombia Fighters Tied To Sudan Genocide Spark Sweeping U.S. Crackdown
A new U.S. Treasury press release exposes a Colombia-led mercenary pipeline sending ex-soldiers to Sudan, recruiting even children for the…
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AMERICAS
Colombia Airstrikes, Child Soldiers, And A Fractured Peace Process Today
Colombia's latest airstrikes against FARC dissidents have killed recruited children, igniting a storm over humanitarian law, presidential responsibility, and the…
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ANALYSIS
Venezuelan Children Deserve Classrooms, Not Sidewalks, in Trinidad and Tobago
On Trinidad's blistering sidewalks, Venezuelan children crouch beside traffic lights, their small hands open while adults plead for coins. Behind…
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