Do Colombians believe peace is possible after 50 years of war?
Weary of war, tens of thousands of Colombians march to call for an end to the conflict, as peace talks between the FARC and Colombian government continue in Cuba.
How corrupt is Colombia's congress?
Colombia's congress has lost a tenth of its members after they were forced to quit over corruption charges and alleged links with right-wing paramilitary groups
Drug-fuelled violence uproots Medellin's slum residents
Gang violence is now a leading cause of displacement in Colombia
PHOTO BLOG: Granada - the Colombian town determined to break with its bloody past
Residents have made an effort to honour and remember the town's victims, which locals say is crucial for lasting peace
PHOTO BLOG: Stateless in the Dominican Republic
A 2004 Dominican law that eliminates birthright citizenship has had a profound impact on the hundreds of thousands of people of Haitian descent who were born in the DR
Colombia's rights defenders under fire - U.N.
New criminal gangs, bent on maintaining control in their fiefdoms and along cocaine-smuggling routes, threaten and murder rights defenders
Telephone hotlines mount fight against backstreet abortions in South America
Female volunteers advise women who want abortions how to induce them safely using the drug misoprostol, which is recommended by the World Health Organisation.
Is Haiti at risk of becoming a permanent failed state?
Haitians yearn for life beyond post-quake makeshift shelters, but its polarised politics - in a fragile democracy - must move beyond dysfunction to make recovery a reality
TWO-MINUTE TALKING POINT - Will Colombia see peace in 2013? by Anastasia Moloney
"Colombia is at a crossroad and the next few months will determine whether the country can turn the page and put behind nearly five decades of civil war." - 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.
Civilian demining teams gear up for work in Colombia
In one of the world's most mine-riddled countries, UK-based Halo Trust expects slow work across mountainous and jungle terrain