Passed in committee earlier this month, the new statute would make it easier to buy and register weapons.

“The United States must be cautious not to inflame matters by acting too aggressively,” suggests COA’s Eric Farnsworth on the request for asylum by prosecutor Franklin Nieves.

The UN-backed body that fights corruption in Guatemala caused an unprecedented event: a sitting president’s resignation. Other countries are taking note.

Student protests have shaken up the country’s university system and are challenging business as usual.

The president announced cuts in her own salary and the number of ministries as she seeks to push austerity measures through a divided Congress.

The trial of the Venezuelan opposition leader was a farce, says the head of Human Rights Watch's Americas division, and some Latin American governments are starting to speak up.