People of African descent in Latin America have made significant progress in reducing their poverty, but much remains to be done to improve social and economic inclusion, according to a study released in Honduras.

–Written by Ellen Mahoney— In Paraguay, the “IV National Plan of Equality 2018-2024” was presented by President Mario Abdo Benítez, the Ministry of Women, and UN Women.

The cuisine and festivities that contribute to the overall experience of Carnival in the rural Amaguaña community of Ecuador demonstrate how traditional and modern celebrations can come together to allow families to have fun and spend time together.

An activist group is calling attention to the damage that homophobic rhetoric and prejudice cause to families in Yucatán.

“We want girls, not mothers,” exclaimed members of the National Campaign for Legal Abortion and other political and student-led groups during a protest in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina. 

Las Argentinas Trabajamos is a new initiative launched by the Fundación Foro del Sur with the objective of “publicizing the role [of women] throughout the country and to be a source of information and reference.”

A new public ordinance has prevented street vendors in the La Victoria municipality of Lima, which encompasses Gamarra, the current home to 15,000 traveling street vendors.

From 2006 to 2016, the consumption of alcoholic drinks increased 43.5% in Brazil, and February 18th is dedicated to fight alcohol addiction.

Leticia is one of ten adolescents serving a sentence at Uruguay’s Instituto Nacional de Inclusión Social Adolescente (Inisa).

The Inter-American Court on Human Rights (IACHR) has called for states to ensure their legal systems are compatible with the interpretation of the American Convention on Human Rights outlined in advisory opinion number 24.