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The use of new technologies in cases of enforced disappearances: Its pros and cons

The Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances published a report on how new technologies can benefit or hinder the investigation of cases of enforced disappearances. Undoubtedly, new technologies will shape how the issue of missing people in Latin America is addressed.

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Migrant Voting in Argentina and throughout Latin America: A Disputed Right

Political participation is often a difficult threshold for migrants to cross in their adopted countries. The 2023 Argentinian elections showed their engagement is fundamental to deepening democracy and public debate. It is worth examining obstacles, myths and truths of a disputed right.

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Challenges, Lights and Shadows of Xiomara Castro’s Government in Honduras

After 12 years of social and democratic erosion under previous regimes, Xiomara Castro´s government has the chance to make structural transformations in Honduras. It is worth exploring three main axes to analyse what the new government has done and what needs to be done.

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Deconstructing Border Walls: Tackling the Dominican Republic’s anti-Haitian racism

Haitian migration to the Dominican Republic has been marked by a long history of inequalities and human rights violations. Construction of a 160km wall dividing the two countries is the latest physical manifestation of the barriers this immigrant population faces.

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The Difficulties of Being a Migrant and Processing Documents in Argentina during the COVID-19 Pandemic

In Argentina the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the consequences that irregular migration brings in terms of access to housing, labour and social assistance. Regularisation policies have impacted on migrants’ lives in a context where xenophobic discourses dominate the agenda. Existing initiatives to mitigate this scenario should be accompanied by state actions to reverse such a trend.

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