Mother, grandmother, pediatrician, and president of Chile for the second time, Michelle Bachelet, who was also director for women at the United Nations, believes that “Inequality in Latin America has the face of women and children.”  

Aleida Guevara was at the Book Fair of Santiago to hawk her take on her father’s writings.   

Thousands of hectares of land have been transferred to small farmers, the labor code is getting a makeover, and traditional “folkloric” buses may operate in Quito if they’re up to date on safety regulations.  

Costa Rica reached a new peak of income inequality during 2013. 

The Cusco region faces a shortage of almost 90,000 homes. 

The Colombian department of Quindío has reported increased sexual abuse of victims under 14 years of age while Cartagena and Medellín have become “huge brothels”; crimes against women have spiked in Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador.    

Corruption and tax evasion are violations of human rights in Latin America, where they contribute to inequality and injustice in the countries of the region, according to recent studies. 

The Bolivian government linked the achievement in diminishing poverty to the question of human rights at the United Nations. 

The inability of graduates in finding work related to their studies is driven by a lack of opportunities in the labor sector, said the rector of the Instituto Tecnológico del Cibao (iteco), Esteban Tiburcio Gómez. 

A new generation of “neohippies” has taken up the dream and wants to “change paradigms,” while the rules for everyday-life in the country were altered with changes to the Civil and Commercial Codes.