PAHO: COVID-19 Pregnant Women Infections Rise in the Americas

The organization urged governments in the region to

The organization also warns that as of September 13, 2020, 155 confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported among pregnant and postpartum women in the indigenous populations, including three deaths.

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Mexico: Migrant Women Sterilization "Unacceptable" Gov'T Says

The authorities consider that more potential cases can appear as the investigation continues.

As nearly as 150 incarcerated women in California prisons were sterilized between 2006 and 2010.

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Main library of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, D.F, Mexico, 2020.

Mexico: UNAM To Provide 20,000 Tablets To Low-Income Students

Latin America's largest university has about 350,000 students, 34 percent of whom do not have a computer.

Parents Of Ayotzinapa's 43 demonstrate in Mexico City, Mexico, Sept. 26, 2019.

Mexico: Parents of Missing Students Denounce Corruption

They demand justice in a mass disappearance case that has not been solved since 2014.

A couple walks trough the Zocalo square, Mexico City, Mexico, August 4, 2020.

Latin America Is Reopening Too Soon, WHO Alerts

The WHO Regional Director warned that it is very dangerous to assume everything is going back to normality.

Rally in favor of gender equality in Guadalajara, Mexico, Sep. 16, 2020.

Pandemic Shows a More Diverse, Inclusive Leadership Is Needed

UN Women Director lamented that women are not trusted to manage the COVID-19 pandemic.

A fragment of the steamboat La Union, used to transport enslaved Mayan, was identified after three years of research in the waters of Sisal port, in Yucatan, Mexico, the National Institute of Anthropology and History of Mexico (INAH) reports. September 15, 2020.

Mexico: 19th Century Ship Brought Mayan Slaves to Cuba

Mexican anthropologists found remains of the Cuban-based paddle-wheel steamboat La Unión three years ago off the Yucatan port of Sisal, announcing Tuesday it carried Mayan men and women to work as slaves on Cuban sugar plantations.

Mexican miners marched with coffins in Mexico City on February 19, 2016, asking to recover the remains of their companions, who were trapped in the Pasta de Conchos mine in Coahuila.

Mexico to Rescue Bodies at Pasta De Concho Mine After 14 Years

After the mine exploded in 2006, only two bodies were rescued. Ever since the Pasta de Conchos Family collective had asked prior administrations to help them recover their relatives, but any of it committed to the task that will cost $75 million.

AMLO Will Seek a Referendum To Prosecute Former Presidents

Over 1.6 million signatures are required for the petition to move forward to the Union Congress and then advance to the National Electoral Institute to carry out the consultation in August 2021.