Break silence on 'terrifying' femicides in Dominican Republic - minister
So far this year, 43 women have been killed in gender-based killings
INTERVIEW-Child sex tourists do 'dirty business' with impunity in Dominican Republic
Haitian children crossing the porous border and they are at high risk of being sexually exploited
As Colombia's FARC disarms, rebels enlisted to fight deforestation
Colombia is home to a swathe of rainforest roughly the size of Germany and England combined.
Venezuela crisis forces women to sell sex in Colombia, fuels slavery risk
"I'm ashamed I have to do this. It's a secret. But it's the only way to survive," said one woman, who has told her family she is a travelling salesperson
Guatemala rescues 22 children from forced labour - police
Most child labour exists in agriculture, along with domestic work, forced begging and garbage scavenging
INTERVIEW - Domestic violence pushes Central American women to flee for their lives - U.N.
"I met a woman whose face was disfigured and she had gone through years of beatings ... she saved her children by fleeing"
Latin America neglects human trafficking survivors - experts
"If the state doesn't provide the integral care survivors need, it's very difficult for them to recover their lives and not to fall back into trafficking rings"
Radio aimed at Nicaragua's Miskito women takes on violence, trafficking
"Her husband listened to the show and realised she had rights too, that she had the right to leave the house and meet with other women."
Record number of solo migrant children, U.N. sees slavery risk
"Ruthless smugglers and traffickers are exploiting their vulnerability for personal gain, helping children to cross borders, only to sell them into slavery and forced prostitution"
INTERVIEW-Colombia teen mothers see getting pregnant "synonymous with protection"
"That makes you an adult"