Vanessa Buschschlüter

2 days ago | bbc.com | Vanessa Buschschlüter

Indigenous lawyer leads race for chief justice in MexicoVanessa BuschschlüterReutersHugo Aguilar has long campaigned for the rights of Mexico's indigenous groupsAn indigenous lawyer, Hugo Aguilar, looks set to become Mexico's new chief justice following Sunday's ground-breaking judicial election. Mexicans were asked to choose the country's entire judiciary by direct ballot for the first time after a radical reform introduced by the governing Morena party.

3 days ago | bbc.com | Vanessa Buschschlüter

Mexican police arrest suspect in killing of five band membersVanessa BuschschlüterFacebook/Grupo FugitivoGrupo Fugitivo disappeared as they were headed to play at a private partyPolice in Mexico have detained a man known by the alias of M-47, whom they suspect of ordering the murder of members of the band Grupo Fugitivo. The bodies of four musicians from the band and their manager were discovered on Thursday in Tamaulipas state, four days after the men had been reported missing.

1 week ago | envirolink.org | Vanessa Buschschlüter

From BBC 2 hours agoShareSaveVanessa BuschschlüterBBC NewsShareSaveReutersA court in Germany has rejected a lawsuit brought by a Peruvian farmer against German energy giant RWE in a long-awaited decision. Saúl Luciano Lliuya had argued that the firm’s global emissions contributed to the melting of glaciers in Peru – threatening his hometown of Huaraz with flooding. He was seeking €17,000 (£14,250) in compensation – money he said he would use to pay for a flood defence project to protect the city.

1 week ago | bbc.com | Vanessa Buschschlüter

German court rejects Peruvian farmer's landmark climate case Vanessa BuschschlüterReutersSaúl Luciano Lliuya says water in Lake Palcacocha has increased, putting his hometown at riskA court in Germany has rejected a lawsuit brought by a Peruvian farmer against German energy giant RWE in a long-awaited decision. Saúl Luciano Lliuya had argued that the firm's global emissions contributed to the melting of glaciers in Peru - threatening his hometown of Huaraz with flooding.

1 week ago | bbc.com | Vanessa Buschschlüter

Venezuela's ruling party claims election victory despite opposition boycottVanessa BuschschlüterEPANicolás Maduro's wife, Cilia Flores - who likes to be called 'First Warrior' rather than 'First Lady' - was photographed casting her voteVenezuela's ruling party is celebrating what it has described as "an overwhelming victory" in regional and parliamentary elections, which were boycotted by the majority of opposition parties.