"I work in an organization called 'Lesbians and Feminists Working for the Decriminalization of Abortion.' Most of us…

"The girl told the guy she didn’t want to date him or have sexual relations with him; so he killed her. But it…

"Legally, women in Bolivia can have life-saving abortions or abortions to terminate a pregnancy caused by rape. But…

"And women are the ones who are most affected by the violence of narco-trafficking and trafficking rings. I was…

We live in a country where women’s rights are being violated because abortion is totally illegal and women are being…

"When I was 16 or 17 years old in high school, there were double standards within my family, community and culture…

“We have to remember that we are privileged in some systems and oppressed in others. Feminism needs to be built a…

"Guys tell girls they are hot, or say things that have an even stronger sexual connotations. I want to eradicate…

"We have the law on our side, so the remaining battle is cultural — women still face barriers to access, such as…

"Being young doesn’t mean you have to be revolutionary and being young doesn’t mean you’re a dissident — those are…

"It’s hard to be young and feminist; there aren’t many of us. So we’re trying to be activists not only in marches,…

“We have to transform cultural patterns; there is a lot of machismo in Mexico so we have to accompany women in their…

"Violence happens in the homes, but also in bars and restaurants and on the streets; it’s structural and patriarchal.

“Then there’s the issue of abortion. Peru has legalized therapeutic abortion, but we know the state is trying to…

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro today announced his government is implementing a new $160 visa for all U.S.…

After spending more than a quarter of her life behind bars for losing a child at birth in a country that’s outlawed…

The Haitian government today canceled all remaining carnival festivities and declared three days of national…

In the extremely unlikely event you ever find yourself in a heated argument where you’re forced to defend the…

Colombia’s peace process is about to get a whole lot sexier.

Dozens of Guatemalan soldiers put down their guns and picked up push brooms today to help sweep the runways of the…