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Fri, 14 Mar 2014 09:10 AM

Colombia has passed a new freedom of information law to help attack widespread corruption that is abetted by decades of conflict and the cocaine trade

Tue, 11 Mar 2014 15:26 PM

Thanks to the quota system adopted by 16 Latin American countries, more women are entering national legislatures and this could in time bring a new focus on women's, social, environmental and educational issues

Thu, 6 Mar 2014 09:27 AM

When election season swings around, candidates dish out rice and plantain, offer bricks and roof tiles, and even throw beer parties so citizens cast ballots under the influence

Wed, 5 Mar 2014 17:52 PM

The National Liberation Army (ELN), Colombia's second-biggest guerrilla group, is recruiting girls to charge extortion payments from illegal miners and is giving them weapons, according to a newspaper report.

Tue, 4 Mar 2014 07:27 AM

A rust-coloured fungus has wiped out coffee crops, jobs and wages across the region, with production loss estimated at $250 million

Fri, 28 Feb 2014 03:11 AM

Violence against women is a male problem, but very few men are prepared to tackle it or create an atmosphere where it is considered unacceptable, a position Jackson Katz is trying to change

Thu, 17 Apr 2014 10:29 AM

Bolivia is the latest of several Latin American nations to relax strict abortion laws, though one reproductive rights NGO said Bolivia's action was only the first step. Botched abortions remain a leading cause of maternal death in the continent.

Tue, 25 Feb 2014 18:57 PM

Colombians shocked by corruption in Colombian armed forces, presidential purge of top brass accompanies probe of lower ranks

Tue, 18 Feb 2014 07:37 AM

British foreign secretary says that sexual violence must not be regarded as something that simply happens in conflict zones and those responsible must be prosecuted