Venezuela's hair robbers - an attack against femininity?
Thieves cut off women’s hair at gunpoint to sell to beauty salons - a crime that can be seen as a symbol of violence against women and their bodies, and part of Venezuela’s damaging culture of beauty
Recognising war victims - a crucial first step towards peace in Colombia?
The government and FARC have admitted their responsibility for human rights violations, but now need to offer a public apology and ensure those responsible for war crimes are punished
Ecuador must take chance to ease abortion law for rape victims – rights group
Despite tough laws against abortion, Latin America has one of the world's highest rates of abortion, and a high rate of maternal deaths resulting from botched abortions, the WHO says
UN: remittances vital for Somalis, hard to get aid to Syrians
Remittances, which may be cut off by Western banks, are a lifeline for millions of Somalis, a UN official warns, and the conflict in Syria makes it impossible to get aid to all who need it
INTERVIEW: Earning a living is biggest obstacle for Colombian women - presidential adviser
In a country where women’s unemployment is twice that of men's, and where teenage mums are the norm for rural families, Colombia’s top gender adviser talks about the work ahead of her
Colombia to set up anti-graft task force - report
The special task force would aim to crack down on graft involving lawmakers, businessmen and government officials who have siphoned off and misused public funds and drug traffickers who have laundered money
Latam reproductive rights under spotlight at U.N. conference in Uruguay
Latin America is home to stringent abortion laws, high rates of teen pregnancy and unsafe abortion rates, and "access to health systems still depends on how much you can pay"
Energy-efficient charcoal stove could save cash, forests and lives in Haiti
Stove – modeled after ones used in Ghana – uses 50 percent less charcoal than traditional Haitian cooking stove and can reduce carbon dioxide emissions
Colombia is world's first country to wipe out river blindness - WHO
Disease that is spread to humans by the bite of infected black flies in river areas has affected 18 million and made 300,000 blind, with most cases being in Africa