Ecuador tribe wins legal battle over the Amazon
This week's ruling protects half a million acres of land in the Amazon forest on which the Waorani have lived for centuries from being earmarked for oil drilling, campaigners said
El Salvador set to reopen abortion trial of teen rape victim
Evelyn Beatriz Hernandez was handed a 30-year prison sentence in 2017 for aggravated murder by a female judge who ruled the teenager had induced an abortion
As Venezuela's healthcare collapses, pregnant women, girls bear brunt of crisis
Millions of Venezuelans have fled the country to escape an economic and political crisis that has left about seven million - one in four - in need of humanitarian aid
Bogota's solar-powered gondola gives slum dwellers a lift
The cable car connects inhabitants of a disadvantaged district with better economic opportunities in a climate-friendly way
Honduras stands by abortion ban, mulls shift on morning-after pill
Abortion in the majority Catholic nation is a crime and is not allowed under any circumstances, including in cases of rape or incest, or when a women's life or foetus is in danger
Colombia's push for land titles brings hope for farmers amid fragile peace
Unequal land distribution was a key reason why the FARC took up arms in 1964 as a Marxist-inspired agrarian movement that fought to defend the rights of landless peasants
INTERVIEW-Colombia seen losing deforestation battle in war-hit areas
Colombia had the fourth greatest loss of primary rainforest of any country in 2018
In Colombia's remote tribes, LGBT+ people face abuse, shame
Black and indigenous LGBT+ Colombians face conversion therapy, humiliation and violence, according to research
Denied abortions, Latin American rape victims forced to be mothers, groups argue
Mostly Catholic, Latin America and the Caribbean have some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the world, often only allowing the procedure under the most limited circumstances
INTERVIEW - 'Black Widow' gangs warned after El Salvador forced marriage bust
The unprecedented case involved three young women who were forced to marry, and whose husbands were killed by gang members after a month or so of marriage