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. 

The Nicaraguan government, with Chinese aid, is about to begin a historic project: the construction of a new inter-oceanic canal. But parts of the Nicaraguan population are protesting against the grand scheme. 

There are “four pillars of the energy policy” that the Government hopes will lower rates. 

The five nations with superior regional performance, according to a recent report, are Colombia, Peru, Mexico, Chile, and Puerto Rico. 

Latin America must prepare for a phase of economic slowdown and move toward the re-industrialization of the region, said Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), Ernesto Samper, former president of Colombia. 

Bachelet made her comments while on tour in Germany. 

A staggering 93% of the foods lost weekly in the Dominican Republic are discarded in the production stage, while the remaining 7% is in marketing and processing, says a study released by the Vice Presidency and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).