Colombia's "darkest chapter" revealed as ex-spy chief jailed
Conviction confirms long-simmering rumours that officials in the intelligence agency helped paramilitary groups kill political opponents
Brazil census reveals 43,000 under-age marriages
Many are unware of law prohibiting marriage under 14
Argentinas rights group embroiled in corruption scandal
Offices and homes raided by police as part of probe into one of country's best-known human rights groups
Corruption concerns mar Guatemala elections
Many Guatemalans fear elections will be tainted by fraud and corruption
Ecuador declares judicial emergency
Courts have been struggling to cope with a backlog of cases
Malaria cases drop by 31 pct in Brazilian Amazon
As reported by EFE
Colombia wages war on corruption
Seemingly no end to graft scandals
Dominicans grow weary of Haitian refugees
Impatience with slow recovery in Haiti
Uruguay plans to clear its shantytowns
Plan involves resettling thousands of families from shantytowns - report
Health of women prisoners neglected ? WHO
Women in prison more likely to suffer from mental health problems, self-harm and commit suicide than male prisoners, says WHO