Cases of adolescent pregnancies and infant mortality decreased in 2017 and appear to be continuing a downwards trend, a victory for public health in Uruguay.

Daniela Vega, whose name is now roving around the world for her performance in the Oscar award-winning A Fantastic Woman, “set a precedent in the history of international film as the first transgender woman to present an Oscar in Hollywood’s most important ceremony.”

Femicides: “The phenomenon is increasing” and, in Latin America, “on average 12 women are killed every day.”

In his recent book, Teoría y práctica de La Habana, Mexican writer Rubén Gallo shares his experience living in Cuba through the lens of Cuban standards of sexuality.

—Researched and Written by Marla Goins– During Carnaval, people form unifying bonds with each other, while also validating their distinct desires through art, music, dress and bodily display. What is more, Brazil’s Carnaval 2018 was laced with artistic and political demonstrations nationwide, and the protests were simultaneously beautiful and bellicose. Political party scandals, economic crises,

Protests have started against the pile-up of trash that has accumulated over a couple of weeks in parts of Bogotá, Colombia.

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Amnesty International (AI) released a report on the global situation of human rights in 2017.

“Mónica enters the church and steals all gazes. Well, almost all.”

Three of the favelas in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil have undergone a registry operation carried out by the country’s army.