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Emily Wright is a filmmaker and journalist currently based in Bogotá, Colombia. Her work focuses on Colombia’s post conflict and gender equality and women’s rights issues across Latin America.
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Pregnancy was outlawed among the rebel armies of Colombia during the 52-year civil war. Now the guerilla camps are demobilizing, female fighters are free to have children for the first time.
Bolivia has the highest rates of sexual violence in Latin America with one in every three women experiencing some kind of sexual abuse before the age of 18. One activist is trying to change that by challenging stereotypes and overturning laws.
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