The United States and Colombia are holding the first meeting on the U.S.-Colombia Action Plan on Racial and Ethnic Equality on June 12 and 13. At this meeting, the two Full Article »
Colombia’s neo-paramilitary groups are widely considered unpolitical. The truth is, however, that these crime organizations also serve political and economic interests.
Colombia’s High Commissioner of Peace, Sergio Jaramillo, explained earlier this month how his government hopes to make the transition from armed conflict to peace. The following is a translation of Full Article »
Since the Colombian government initiated peace talks with the FARC, the phrase “enemies of the peace” has become a regular occurrence. However six months down the line, the question of Full Article »
As record numbers of visitors, investors and business people visit Colombia and see the tremendous amount of new construction taking place, one of the first questions they ask is: “Is Full Article »
On Monday January 28, a week after U.S. President Barack Obama officially began his second term, 100 workers protested in front of Colombia’s Ministry of Labor offices throughout Colombia. In Full Article »
Well, there you are; I have asked the question about the cost of living in Colombia, but it does not necessarily mean I have the answer. But I can tell Full Article »
It is 4:30AM on Friday December 7, 2012 here in Medellin, Colombia and I am putting these words to paper even if I am presently unsure if they will ever Full Article »
Colombia is the seventh most unequal country in the world. Inequality here is very similar to countries such as Haiti, Angola and South Africa. The administration of President Juan Manuel Full Article »
Facing information about a supposed massive displacement of youth from the Comuna 13 last week that was made public in the media, social, community and human rights organizations, together with Full Article »