Kimberley Brown is a Canadian writer, multimedia journalist and anthropologist currently based in Quito, Ecuador, covering regional politics, society and environment, with a focus on human rights.
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Workers Resist Pandemic-Era Disaster Capitalism in Ecuador
The Ecuador government took advantage of the pandemic to slash workers’ rights.
Kimberley Brown
Dispatch
Indigenous Organizers Halted Plans for Oil Drilling in the Amazon
Sustained demonstrations in Ecuador got the government to back down—at least for now.
Kimberley Brown
Dispatch
When the “Cure” for Homosexuality Is Torture
Ecuador led the way on LGBTQ rights, but abusive “gay cure” clinics persist.
Kimberley Brown
Dispatch
When the Government Orders You to Burn Your Crops
Colombian farmers are a casualty of the war on coca.
Kimberley Brown
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