South America News
Argentina's Parliament of Women
July 2012: Buenos Aires established a new body... Called the Parlamento de Mujeres, it comprises dozens of organizations that fight for women’s rights.
Rape hotline a lifeline for Haitian women
July 2012: A 24-hour hotline for survivors of sexual assaults and rape is proving a lifeline for Haitian women and girls, in a country known for its high levels of sexual violence...
Brazil: Women's Revolution in the Workplace
For Adriana Graciano, leaving her violent partner meant losing custody of her children to him, since she lacked both a job and a home. Now she is training as a bricklayer with Mão na Massa...
Colombians march to reject rape, murder of women
June 2012: Thousands of Colombians marched in central Bogota on Sunday to protest against the rape and murder of a woman that has shocked the South American nation...
Colombia: Domestic violence is women’s worst enemy
April 2012: In Colombia, a country still beleaguered by conflict, violence has disrupted the lives of millions over the past five decades. But for the country’s women, the greatest enemy of all is the violence taking place at home, says Cristina Plazas, the country’s chief advisor on women’s equality.
Honduras poised to criminalise women using emergency contraceptive pill
April 2012: Honduras is poised to pass a law making it a crime for women to use the emergency contraceptive pill and for doctors to prescribe it, a local women’s rights group has said.