By: Anna Wilentz In 2025, the Peruvian government implemented a new set of rules governing access to Machu Picchu, reflecting ongoing concerns about overcrowding and long term preservation at one of the world’s most visited cultural sites. Machu Picchu, an Inca citadel in Peru, is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site and is […]
By: Matthew Wearp Last month, it was reported that the United States government is actively pressuring Bolivia to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group and expel individuals it suspects of being spies for Iran. On the one hand, States are encouraged, and increasingly expected, to cooperate in the fight against terrorism, which […]
By: Corey Steinman The Amazon region is one of the most biodiverse areas in the world, functioning as a global climate stabilizer. It is also home to more than one million Indigenous people. Over time, the territory has faced difficult and complex changes, including government-sanctioned development projects to extract natural resources from the region and […]
By: Natalie Bombino As femicide continues to rise across the Inter-American region, gaps between the states’ formal human rights commitments and actual enforcement have become incredibly pronounced. In response, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights recently intervened to address systemic investigative failures and state inaction in the context of gender-based violence. On December 19, 2025, […]
