Comayagua: A Chronicle of Hell, Women and Hope
A Honduran journalist, Jessica Isla, tells her personal story of the prison fire.
The Prison Crisis in Latin America: Comayagua and elsewhere
Following the disastrous fire in Comayagua Prison, Honduras, Sonja Wolf analyses the disgraceful state of the continent's penitentiaries.
Nicaragua: New law passed to protect women from violence
Through a national campaign, the Maria Elena Cuadra women's movement (MEC) has succeeded in getting a new law passed to protect women from violence.
MEXICO: PLANTING A SEED FOR CHANGE IN WOMEN’S LABOUR RIGHTS
In a special report for LAB, Mexican NGO Semillas describes its work to support women employed in maquila factories and as domestic servants.
Honduras: Women’s organisations struggle in a failing state
Almost one woman a day is murdered in Honduras, a rate that has increased markedly since the 2009 coup. In this small Central American country of just under eight million, more than 2,000 women have been killed in the past five years.
Guatemala: Supporting women in a climate of violence
In Guatemala, women are fighting back against violence.
CENTRAL AMERICA: CREATING BETTER OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN IN THE WORKFORCE
Claudia Pompa examines the work of Central American women's NGOs to improve opportunities for women in the labour market.
Women’s Lives and Women’s Struggles
Women's lives and women's struggles. While the daily lives of millions of women in Mexico and Central American continue to be marked by poverty and exploitation.
Guatemala Heeds the Cries of Femicide Victims
Women are the main victims of domestic and criminal violence in Guatemala.
El nuevo gabinete tiene un rostro de mujer, tecnócrata y obrero,...
Bolivian women now constitute half of Evo Morales' cabinet. In Spanish.