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.

Guatemalans began voting on Sunday morning in the country's general election amid concerns of irregularities in recent days.

Guatemalan police arrested a former military commander accused of genocide and crimes against humanity on Sunday after he showed up to cast his ballots in the general election.

The removal of two of the top three candidates leaves former first lady Sandra Torres the front-runner.

Presidential candidates’ proposals to address migration range from farmer support to US military bases

Roughly two thirds of Guatemala's workforce carves out a living in the informal economy. Lacking rights, many turn to non-traditional labour organizing.

Days after deployment announced, no signs of forces at Mexico-Guatemala border; officials refuse to discuss deployment.

Rights activists, migrants fear what the recent Mexico-US migration deal means for thousands fleeing poverty, violence.

Human rights groups and analysts in Guatemala have raised alarm over the announced deployment of US Homeland Security personnel to the country to stem migration.

A year after Fuego erupted, burying hundreds under rock and ash, families continue search for their loved ones' remains

Carlos Gregorio Hernandez Vasquez, 16, left his Guatemalan village to help his family. He died in US custody weeks later.

Former attorney general and Semilla party presidential hopeful Thelma Aldana will not be on the ballot in Guatemala's June 16 elections, the country's top court has ruled.

Zury Rios cannot run for president due to a constitutional ban on relatives of leaders who came to power by force, the Constitutional Court ruled.

Panama's new president-elect will face an uphill battle to address the population's waning faith in government amid corruption scandals and rampant inequality.

"We sum it up like this: in Panama we vote but we do not choose, and we do not choose because there is no diversity of options," says Harry Brown Araúz, director of the International Center for Political and Social Studies.

Panamanians will cast their ballots on Sunday to elect the country's next president, legislators and local officials. Government corruption is among voters' chief concerns, and many do not believe campaign promises to root it out.