Latin America and the Caribbean

War crimes
– by Dirk Bathe

Children at arms

Short- and long-term measures are needed to stop the use of child soldiers
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Prejudice
– by Virginia Mercado

Mexico’s racial divide

Mexico’s ideology of mestizaje, or racial mixing, obscures ingrained racism
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Easter Island
– by Javier A. Cisterna Figueroa

Song of home

A renowned concert pianist left it all behind to open a school on Easter Island
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Health care
– by Thuany Rodrigues

An over-stretched system

Brazil’s health-care system struggles to offer uniform service in the country’s poorest areas
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Foreign doctors
– by Javier A. Cisterna Figueroa

Looking for a job

Chile’s health system attracts waves of foreign doctors but many can’t find jobs
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Forced labour
– by Thuany Rodrigues

Slavery in all but name

Slavery is formally illegal in Brazil but in practice it is still widespread
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