Americas' top human rights body hears first LGBT torture case
The complaint calls for the Peruvian government to give financial compensation to Luis Alberto Rojas
Latin America has most unequal land distribution, Colombia fares worst - charity
Colombia fares worst than any other Latin American country
Mining projects, big plantations mean Bolivia's drought hurts more - campaigners
Bolivia declared a national state of emergency last week
In El Salvador, girls under 12 most at risk of getting pregnant by rape - U.N. study
Girls under 12 are four times more likely to get pregnant as a result of rape by stepfathers and relatives
Child sex trafficking ring busted in Colombia's jungle - police
Girls were lured at a park with false promises of good jobs but made to work as prostitutes in bars in neighboring Brazil and Peru
With fragile ceasefire, Colombia peace deal must be implemented fast, UN says
"When there are delays with the implementation of the accord, this means human rights violations"
Impoverished families flout Guatemala's child marriage ban - experts
Poor families who see girls as a financial burden are still marrying them off as prolonged drought plunges many into deeper poverty
FEATURE-Waiting for peace, Colombia youths set up camp in main square
"When the 'No' vote won it was painful. The tents are a show of our frustration"
INTERVIEW-Colombia child soldiers reluctant to leave FARC 'family' - rebel commander
"There's a lot of resistance on the part of the other minors under 18 with regards to leaving before we all reincorporate (into civilian life)"
Haiti's hurricane raises risk of women, children being trafficked - U.N.
"Natural disasters, sadly, always cause an increase in cases of child abuse, sexual violence, child labour and child trafficking"