Latin America and the Caribbean is a dangerous place for women.

With the possible participation of three high-profile women candidates in Brazil's 2010 presidential elections, the i

The official version of Chilean history renders women's political participation "invisible" and relegates t

Taking an active part in politics in Bolivia can be a hazardous undertaking.

On August 3, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet signed a National Action Plan to enact the UN Security Council Resol

For Argentina's justice system to truly incorporate a gender perspective, more important than overcoming the male-fem

On 3 August 2009, President Michelle Bachelet of Chile signed the National Action Plan to implement the United Nation

In Colombia, women who are heads of households are more likely to be vulnerable due to the increased level of discrim

A police helicopter rattles through the skies over Rio, black-clad snipers poised at either side.

It's another day marked by gunfire in the Morro da Providencia "favela", one of the most dangerous slums in

Today, a 16-year-old Peruvian rape survivor who suffered devastating consequences after being denied an abortion file

A hotline that will give Chilean women information they need to self-terminate a pregnancy was launched yesterday by

Since the Law on the Right of Women to a Life Free of Violence was passed in 2007, the number of denunciations of vio

Women are starting to find their place in the Colombian army.

The project "Strengthening Governance with a Gender Perspective and the Political Participation of Women at the

Latin America is home to some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the world and women's organizations have fough

A significant new law specifically linking violence against women with firearms possession was passed by the Colombia