"The war dehumanised us" - Colombia president
In effort to lay groundwork for reconciliation amid Havana peace talks, new report gives voice to victims who describe in horrific detail how they suffered in Colombia’s half century of war
Total abortion ban in Dominican Republic kills - rights group
Mother suing doctors and hospital a year after the death of her pregnant teenage daughter who was denied cancer treatment because of the country’s strict ban on abortions
Pregnant child rape victim sparks Chile abortion row
Debate erupts over abortion ban and 11-year-old girl who became pregnant from rape by stepfather, with some saying "therapeutic" abortion should be permitted
Haiti cholera victims deserve better from U.N. - rights group
Lawyers for cholera victims say U.N. - whose peacekeepers are the likely source of the outbreak - should explain why it will not compensate victims or provide sufficient funds to fight the disease
Not war, not peace: NGOs turn to LatAm cities plagued by violence
Humanitarian aid in Latin America shifts to urban areas beset by drug-related violence and situations that are neither war nor peace, says researcher
TWO-MINUTE TALKING POINT -Without tits, no paradise in Colombia? by Anastasia Moloney
"Every couple of weeks the local media reports the death of a woman after having had cosmetic surgery -- breast implants, liposuction, buttock enhancement operations." Anastasia Moloney, Thomson Reuters Foundation Correspondent Every week, Thomson Reuters Foundation correspondents offer distilled insight on pressing issues. Two-Minute Talking Points bring you concise commentary from the front lines of humanitarian crises, climate change, corruption and human rights.
Life in a Colombian rebel stronghold
Colombia’s southwestern province of Cauca is a key drugs corridor and an epicentre of the country’s 50-year-old conflict
SPECIAL REPORT: Colombia peace hinges on battleground drug corridors
A rare reporting trip into a rebel stronghold reveals the fault lines underlying Colombia’s efforts to end 50 years of conflict
Drought, poor harvest to worsen Haiti food crisis - WFP
Parched by drought, pounded by hurricanes, Haiti is suffering poor harvests and food shortages, with some 1.5 million citizens facing severe food insecurity