Caribbean & Central America Archives

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Caribbean & Central America | 22 Dec 2022

Our work in the Caribbean & Central America

Americas Dominican Republic Dominicans of Haitian descent Dominico Haitians Minorities | 15 Jun 2022

Dominican Republic: Lack of documentation leaves Dominicans of Haitian descent on the margins

Americas Covid-19 Gender Guatemala Health Minority and Indigenous Trends Publications | 26 Jun 2021

Minority and Indigenous Trends 2021 – Guatemala: A lifeline for survivors of gender-based violence during lockdown

Chocó Embera-Wounan Panama | 30 Jan 2021

Chocó (Embera-Wounan)

Profile The Chocó consider themselves as two distinct peoples: the Embera and Wounan. They are mainly hunters and gatherers who…

50th anniversary Americas Dominican Republic Dominicans of Haitian descent Dominico Haitians Minorities | 22 Oct 2020

Dominican Republic: Using film to tell the story of Dominicans of Haitian descent

Americas Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama | 29 Sep 2020

Central America: For migrants crossing national borders or connecting across ‘the wall’, communication technologies play a vital role

Miskitu Nicaragua | 13 May 2020

Miskitu

Profile Numbered at 120,817 in the 2005 Census with other estimates suggesting around 150,000, Miskitu are arguably the historically most…

Mayangna Nicaragua | 13 May 2020

Mayangna

Profile According to the 2005 National Census, at that time there were 9,756 Mayangna individuals in Nicaragua, making up 36…

Nicaragua Rama | 13 May 2020

Rama

Profile The Rama population has shrunk very considerably but is again increasing. The 2005 Census estimated that there were 4,185 Rama…

Guatemala Indigenous peoples | 21 Apr 2020

MRG strongly condemns violent attempt to evict Maya Q’eqchi villagers despite COVID-19 crisis in Guatemala

[Available in Spanish here] On 13 April 2020, private security forces suspected of working for Industria Chiquibul, S.A., an agribusiness…

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