Colombia failing to stem murders of LGBT people
There were 109 reported murders of LGBT people last year and 108 in 2016
As Venezuela's health system crumbles, pregnant women flee to Colombia
The numbers of babies and women dying during or after childbirth have soared, while medicines have become increasingly scarce.
Grooming is gateway to child sex trafficking as 'seducing' moves online
"Traffickers are recruiting children where they interact with their peers, which is a virtual environment"
Hundreds of Venezuelan children victims of child labour in Colombia - govt
About 850,000 children in Colombia are estimated to be working and not attending school
Venezuelans sell sex and hair to survive in Colombian border city
"If I don't do this, I and my children don't eat. It's that simple."
Child sex tourism fueled by cheap travel, technology - experts
"The monster isn't the same one known a few years ago. The profile has changed so much that we need to be much more alert."
Landslide renews protests by communities at Colombia's biggest dam
Up to 800 families have been evicted from their homes to make way for the dam since 2010
INTERVIEW-New Colombia truth commission to focus on society's "most fragile"
The body is headed by a 74-year-old Jesuit priest who has spent most of his life promoting peace efforts.
Smugglers prey on migrants seeking better life in Chile - experts
At least 100,000 migrants arrived in Chile last year from Haiti, the poorest nation in the Americas
Colombia pledges to tackle impunity for activist killings
About 4,000 at-risk activists receive protection from the government, including bodyguards, bullet-proof vests and cars