Colombia rights activists facing danger, U.N. says
More than 100 human rights defenders killed in Colombia this year
Seven each day: Mexican women murders on the rise amid drug wars
The overall number of women killed in Mexico rose to 2,746 in 2016 up from 1,089 in 2007
El Salvador lawyer pledges to fight for woman jailed for abortion crime
"The decision is a product of our culture"
Aeromexico crews learning to detect signs of human trafficking
The training addresses various forms of trafficking, from sex work to labour exploitation and forced marriage
Haitian women seek support for children fathered by U.N. troops in Haiti
"Having and then abandoning children is not within the official capacity of a U.N. peacekeeper"
Salvadoran woman jailed for abortion crimes hopes for early release - rights groups
"El Salvador is a country where women have been routinely locked up simply for having complicated pregnancies"
Mexico's indigenous migrant workers risk enslavement on farms - rights commission
Mexico's tomato, cucumber and chili pepper farms are known as hotspots for forced labour
FEATURE-Seduced into slavery: How a Mexican family became sex traffickers
"I was never taught to value women. I saw my mother being hit by my stepfathers. She'd go back to them again and again. So women became worthless."
With deforestation on the rise, Colombia businesses join fight to end destruction
Colombia's palm oil industry and big businesses have pledged to eliminate deforestation from their supply chains
Paraguay's first digital indigenous map aims to reduce land conflicts
Paraguay's beef and soy export industries are the main drivers of deforestation in the fast-growing South American nation