Thousands of Chileans rallied in major cities across the country on Monday, marking a month since protests over inequality and injustice erupted in the country.

Chileans won a vote for a new constitution written with citizen participation, a uniting demand of protests that have rocked the country for nearly a month.

Workers across key sectors in Chile went on strike on Tuesday in support of ongoing protests against the country's political and economic model.

As mass protests against the political and economic model continue in Chile, rights groups say new security initiatives could ramp up police crackdowns and the criminalisation of protesters.

Mass protests against the political and economic model continue in Chile, where demonstrators are increasingly calling for a new constitution.

Migrant rights groups are raising alarm over the recent detention of hundreds of migrants and documented asylum seekers in southern Mexico, calling it an "outright war on migrants."

Mexican immigration and security forces cracked down on a caravan of migrants and asylum seekers on Saturday, the eve of the anniversary of the departure of the Honduran collective exodus that captured international attention.

Guatemala's highest court ordered an immediate halt to a controversial commission of inquiry into the work of the UN-backed International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala, CICIG.

Social movements protested the 30-day state of siege, fearing it will lead to more repression and violence in the region.

Guatemalan former first lady and presidential runner-up Sandra Torres was arrested in connection with alleged campaign financing crimes.

Guatemalans are concerned corruption will flourish with a vengeance following the imminent shutdown of an international commission against impunity.

An estimated 45,000 people were disappeared during the 36-year civil war in Guatemala. Their relatives continue a decades-long search for truth and justice.

The presidential run-off election came at a crucial moment — as Guatemala, a country itself experiencing a mass exodus, grapples with a “safe third country” agreement touted by the Trump administration but with potentially grave consequences.

Guatemalans are heading to the polls to pick the country's next president, in an election taking place against a backdrop of broad voter disaffection and little hope for substantive change.

Guatemala is now among the most dangerous countries in the world for land and environmental activists, Global Witness said in a new report.

Amnesty International accuses US government of conducting 'discriminatory campaign' against migrant rights defenders.

Thousands of Hondurans have fled the country in recent months as a government crackdown on protests continues.

Protests against President Juan Orlando Hernandez are likely to continue as the anniversary of the 2009 coup approaches.

Lawyers vow to appeal after judge rules against Maya Achi women who were raped by paramilitary patrolmen during Guatemala's civil war.

Analysts say Guatemala lacks conditions for safety its own population, let alone asylum seekers from other countries.