calebtmobrienParaguay 2016, the year in human rightsA new report details human rights challenges in the heart of South America.Dec 15, 2016Dec 15, 2016
calebtmobrienPilgrimage to CaacupéIn Paraguay’s largest annual human mobilization, a million travelers flock to a small town in central Paraguay to celebrate a strange…Dec 9, 2016Dec 9, 2016
calebtmobrienPeccaries in PerilThe world’s most enigmatic peccary, the Chacoan peccary, faces threats from habitat loss, over-hunting and climate change. Earlier this…Oct 31, 2016Oct 31, 2016
calebtmobrienRescuing Nivaclé culture though dollsThese Paraguayan figurines are far more than they appear.Sep 30, 2016Sep 30, 2016
calebtmobrienVictims of Paraguayan dictatorship identifiedThe remains of two victims of South America’s longest dictatorship have been identified. Miguel Ángel Soler, a Paraguayan, and Rafaela…Aug 31, 2016Aug 31, 2016
calebtmobrienParaguay grappling with racial discriminationMinority groups in Paraguay face pervasive “structural discrimination,” marginalization and neglect, which contributes to their unequal…Aug 26, 2016Aug 26, 2016
calebtmobrienNew street art in ParaguayParaguay’s capital, Asuncion, is getting spruced up for its 479th birthday. The organization LatidoAmericano recruited 40 artists to paint…Aug 25, 20161Aug 25, 20161
calebtmobrienDown off the crossDecades after they built the world’s most productive hydroelectric power plant, thousands of workers want compensation they say is long…Aug 9, 2016Aug 9, 2016
calebtmobrienWhat happened in Curuguaty?Seventeen dead. A president ousted. Eleven campesinos in prison. Here are quick answers to important questions about the Curuguaty Massacre…Jul 12, 2016Jul 12, 2016
calebtmobrienFor Paraguayan flood victims, life in limboAn intractable problem lurks behind the lives disrupted by Asuncion’s El Niño-related flooding.May 9, 2016May 9, 2016