Diana Cariboni
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US ‘dark money’ groups behind Mississippi abortion case spend millions overseas
Groups behind a Supreme Court test case that threatens the constitutional right to abortion in the US are targeting Europe and Latin America too → Read More
European and US Right groups backed El Salvador criminalising abortion – and lost
In a case at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, European groups supported criminalising women who had obstetric emergencies → Read More
US Christian Right group accused of promoting anti-LGBTQ ‘conversion therapy’
Focus on the Family puts LGBTQ people in touch with counsellors who say they will ‘treat’ them – even in states where such practices are restricted → Read More
Therapists backed by US groups tell LGBTQ Costa Ricans that homosexuality is ‘wrong’
Foreign affiliates of Focus on the Family and Exodus Global Alliance promote anti-gay ‘therapy’, openDemocracy investigation reveals → Read More
Spanish anti-LGBT group battled Google to suppress links to secret society
WikiLeaks files show HazteOir, which uses ‘free speech’ arguments to oppose LGBT rights, fought to hide ties to the El Yunque society → Read More
How the far Right tried to exploit Spain’s anti-austerity 15-M protests
WikiLeaks files also show ultra-conservative campaigners copying tactics from Greenpeace and Oxfam, and falsely claiming left-wing support for their plans → Read More
Spanish government questioned about openDemocracy ‘conversion therapy’ findings
Following revelations that African clinics run by aid-funded groups offer anti-gay ‘therapy,’ a centre-Right party demands answers in Spain → Read More
Latin American activists eager to promote unproven 'abortion pill reversal' treatment
There are signs that this controversial method is starting to take root in the region – supported by a large US Christian right group. → Read More
How Paraguay became a ‘lab for anti-rights ideas’
In 2017 the South American country became the world’s first to ban gender issues from school education – with help from US conservatives. En Español. → Read More
US groups linked to COVID conspiracies pour millions of ‘dark money’ into Latin America
Some Christian right groups have denied that coronavirus cases exist – while others have claimed the virus was deliberately made by China. Español. → Read More
Uruguay’s ‘shadow pandemic’ of violence against women is out of control
The ‘Switzerland of Latin America’ is proud of its COVID-19 response. But 80% of women have experienced violence at home. Español → Read More
Argentina: lack of ID leaves hundreds of thousands living in the shadows
Birth registration is a hurdle for many families in marginalised communities even though documents are needed to access healthcare, justice and education → Read More
Argentina: lack of ID leaves hundreds of thousands living in the shadows
Birth registration is a hurdle for many families in marginalised communities even though documents are needed to access healthcare, justice and education → Read More
Former Guantánamo detainee dies in Kazakhstan six months after release
Asim Thabit Abdullah al-Khalaqi died of kidney failure – from maltreatment in detention and poor healthcare after release, says a friend and former inmate → Read More
Anglo American coal firm undermining crucial climate policies, say NGOs
Coalmining firm damned in report on lobbying that denounces private-sector’s role in climate negotiations, published in Lima to coincide with Cop20 → Read More
Anglo American coal firm undermining crucial climate policies, say NGOs
Coalmining firm damned in report on lobbying that denounces private-sector’s role in climate negotiations, published in Lima to coincide with Cop20 → Read More
Uruguay elections: establishment seeks to dodge gender quotas
Despite public support for female parliamentary representation, some MPs have tried to undermine measures to tackle inequality. Diana Cariboni reports → Read More
Colombia rice growers saved from ruin after being told not to plant their crop
Farmers given radical advice following a drought warning by scientists using a computer data tool that reaped a UN reward. Diana Cariboni reports → Read More
Uruguayan resettlement scheme offers Syrian refugees a lifeline
Initiative will see 120 refugees given shelter, healthcare and education at Marist Brothers’ retreat centre in capital Montevideo, Diana Cariboni reports → Read More
The LGBT, feminist and student voices behind Uruguay's radical reforms
From legalising abortion to transsexual rights, marginalised groups have united to become a formidable force for change. Diana Cariboni reports → Read More