Western Hemisphere
Mar 01, 2021
El Salvador’s leader wins control of legislature in midterm vote; critics fear rising authoritarianismGlobal NewsWashington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/salvador-bukele-legislative-midterm-election-authoritarian/2021/02/28/5f2ac302-77c9-11eb-8115-9ad5e9c02117_story.htmlMar 01, 2021
After El Salvador Election, Bukele Is on Verge of Near-Total ControlGlobal NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/01/world/americas/bukele-el-salvador-election.htmlFeb 25, 2021
UN agencies begin registering asylum seekers at US-Mexico borderGlobal NewsUnited Nations News
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/02/1085642Feb 23, 2021
U.S. arrests wife of ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán on international drug-trafficking charge at Dulles AirportGlobal NewsThe Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/el-chapo-wife-arrested/2021/02/22/91a26fb8-755f-11eb-9537-496158cc5fd9_story.htmlFeb 23, 2021
Blood Bath at Ecuador Prisons as Drug Gangs Battle for ControlGlobal NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/world/americas/ecuador-prison-riots.htmlFeb 20, 2021
Venezuelan Women Lose Access to Contraception, and Control of Their LivesGlobal NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/20/world/americas/venezuela-birth-control-women.htmlFeb 18, 2021
Ex-FARC commanders accept Colombia war crimes accusationsGlobal NewsReuters
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-colombia-peace/ex-farc-commanders-accept-colombia-war-crimes-accusations-idUSKBN2AI2W0Feb 17, 2021
International court finds Jamaica violated rights of gaysGlobal NewsAssociated Press
https://apnews.com/article/puerto-rico-caribbean-immigration-jamaica-0ff7340371dd863b0c53726be7b15564Feb 16, 2021
US Navy seizes large cache of smuggled weapons off SomaliaGlobal NewsThe Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/us-navy-seizes-large-cache-of-smuggled-weapons-off-somalia/2021/02/16/1a6d5998-7088-11eb-8651-6d3091eac63f_story.htmlFeb 10, 2021
History of abuse for Mexican police unit in migrant massacreGlobal NewsAssociated Press
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/history-of-abuse-for-mexican-police-unit-in-migrant-massacre/2021/02/10/635dbd10-6baa-11eb-a66e-e27046e9e898_story.htmlFeatured Publications
2021
In Brief: Beyond COVID-19: A Feminist Plan for Sustainability and Social JusticeUN Women
https://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/library/publications/2021/brief-plan-for-equal-en.pdf?la=en&vs=4300Sep 25, 2020
Access to justice and the COVID-19 pandemicOECD
https://read.oecd-ilibrary.org/view/?ref=136_136486-rcd8m6dvng&title=Access-to-justice-and-the-COVID-19-pandemic&_ga=2.172033184.2029195142.1626275178-1139618518.1626100939July 2020
Use of New Technologies for Consistent and Proactive Screening of Vulnerable PopulationsVulnerable PopulationsUnited Nations University Institute in Macau
https://i.unu.edu/media/cs.unu.edu/page/4740/AppriseReport_FINAL.pdf