Thousands of police were put on alert in southern Peru to face a regional-wide strike called for in late May in support of the protests against the Tía María copper mine project. 

A “Slutwalk” was organized in São Paulo for the decriminalization of abortion, while women marched in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay to combat violence against women. 

Diosdado Cabello pushed a travel ban on media bosses he is suing for slander over their decision to reprint a story from a Spanish newspaper accusing him of running a drug ring. 

Natalia Garrote worked at a highway concessionaire, and then a companion began sexually harassing her; the increased participation of women in the labor market is one of the most notable changes in Latin America in the last 30 years, but despite the strong economic growth of the region during the last decade, poverty and gender

“Human rights in Nicaragua have deteriorated considerably since 2008.” 

Sex change is in great demand in Honduras, while a transsexual was killed in the Cuban city of Pinar del Río. 

On May 9, 2015 Cuba celebrated the day against homophobia and transphobia by holding symbolic same-sex weddings officiated by religious leaders, hoping that these unions may soon become legal on the island. 

The main requirement for participation in this beauty pageant is a weight of no less than 70 kilos. 

There have been 433 complaints of violence against LGBTI people since 2006. 

In the discussion between academics and government officials, some economists had doubts and questions.