Fighting back
More info When a school in rural Honduras closed because the teacher had been unjustly transferred, a group of parents refused to be silenced.
Citizenship matters
More info Being documented means our communities now have access to the same assistance as urban residents
Land battle
More info When Isabella* holds the title to the land she lives on, it’s more than just a piece of paper – she’s holding answers. She has the proof of ownership in her hands.
Family affairs
More info He was pulled off a bus by armed men, bundled into a car and driven into the forest, where he was robbed and told to abandon the case
Police crackdown
More info Carmela was sleeping at home when she was woken by banging. Rushing upstairs, she found her son being beaten by cops, who later dragged him off to their local headquarters. The 50-year-old mother knew his freedom would come at a hefty price.
Secret Diaries
More info From deceased employees on the active payroll, to “ghost employees” hired to receive a salary they later transferred to their employer, the journalists claimed that millions of dollars were being systematically rerouted from public funds into private bank accounts.
Bribery Behind Bars
More info A young woman waiting in line claimed she was asked to pay to have her boyfriend relocated out of his cell – where he is allegedly sexually abused by his six fellow inmates on a daily basis.
Who is to blame?
More info After a fatal fire at a nursery, despair turned to anger. Reports emerged that the state-funded nursery was privately run by the wives of two local officials, and had passed safety tests despite allegedly not meeting the criteria.
The drought industry
More info Piauí is one of Brazil’s poorest and driest states. Drought has reached emergency levels in 199 of the 224 districts. The exploitation of water shortage here is not only a lucrative business but a wielder of power.
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