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Anastasia Moloney

Latin American and Caribbean correspondent

Based in Bogota, Anastasia Moloney is the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s Latin America and Caribbean correspondent. She reports on humanitarian affairs from across the region for AlertNet, and also covers good governance and women's rights issues for TrustLaw, the foundation's legal news service.

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Latam reproductive rights in spotlight at U.N. conference
By Anastasia Moloney
Latin America is home to stringent abortion laws, high rates of teen pregnancy and unsafe abortion rates, and "access to health systems still depends on how much you can pay"
Energy-efficient stove could save cash, forests, lives
By Anastasia Moloney
Stove – modeled after ones used in Ghana – uses 50 percent less charcoal than traditional Haitian cooking stove and can reduce carbon dioxide emissions
Genocide conviction of Guatemala's former dictator matters
By Anastasia Moloney
Guatemala is world’s first country to convict former head of state for genocide in its own national court - bolstering rule of law and proving that their former dictators can be brought to justice
Guatemalan war rape victims break silence in genocide trial
By Anastasia Moloney
Former Guatemalan dictator Jose Efrain Rios Montt stands trial for crimes against humanity as Mayan women share gruesome tales of sexual violence
Ill, pregnant woman stirs El Salvador abortion row
By Anastasia Moloney
The influence of the Catholic Church remains strong and abortion is still illegal in El Salvador
Colombian journalist in line of fire for exposing corruption
By Anastasia Moloney
Over past 30 years, 120 Colombian journalists killed, but latest attempt to silence a reporter - who exposed country’s military prison as “holiday resort” for its privileged detainees - has failed
Paraguay’s Cartes – the man to lead anti-corruption efforts?
By Anastasia Moloney
Paraguay is the second most corrupt country in South America, according to Transparency International’s 2012 corruption perceptions index
Can a smart bracelet protect human rights defenders?
By Anastasia Moloney
Civil Rights Defenders, a Swedish rights group, hopes a bracelet with GPS will help protect workers who are at risk of assault or kidnapping
Do Colombians believe peace is possible after 50 years of ...
By Anastasia Moloney
Weary of war, tens of thousands of Colombians march to call for an end to the conflict, as peace talks between the FARC and Colombian government continue in Cuba.
How corrupt is Colombia's congress?
By Anastasia Moloney
Colombia's congress has lost a tenth of its members after they were forced to quit over corruption charges and alleged links with right-wing paramilitary groups