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. https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/contributor/emily-wright/rss en Crisis and Conflict Reproductive Rights Wed, 19 Jul 2017 12:08:55 +0000 Emily Wright https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/07/19/guerilla-baby-boom-as-farc-rebels-lift-50-year-pregnancy-ban https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/07/19/guerilla-baby-boom-as-farc-rebels-lift-50-year-pregnancy-ban 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. Gender-Based Violence Politics and Policy Mon, 26 Jun 2017 13:26:43 +0000 Emily Wright https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/06/26/bolivia-home-to-latin-americas-highest-rates-of-sexual-violence https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/06/26/bolivia-home-to-latin-americas-highest-rates-of-sexual-violence 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.