Colombian govt ‘indifferent’ to child mine labor: Mayor
Hundreds of children are working in gold mines in central Tolima department and the Colombian government is “totally indifferent,” said one local mayor.
Hundreds of children are working in gold mines in central Tolima department and the Colombian government is “totally indifferent,” said one local mayor.
“Tens of thousands of U.S. citizens safely visit Colombia each year,” according to the State Department’s travel warning updated on Thursday.
An U.S. man wanted for a 2006 shooting was apprehended in Colombia on Monday, and currently awaits extradition to the U.S. to face attempted homicide charges.
Criminal groups have lowered their minimum age requirement and are forcibly recruiting “younger and younger” children into their ranks, according to an expert on the issue.
Colombia’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday struck down a lawsuit disputing the constitutionality of the the Anti-discrimination Law under the grounds that indigenous groups were not adequately consulted.
The UN’s Colombian Office for the High Commissioner of Human Rights spoke out against the murder of Ever Cordero Oviedo, a land restitution activists, and demanded punitive action.
In response to major peace demonstrations in Bogota, Colombia’s president thanked those who marched and reemphasized the need for progress at the peace talks in Havana.
The better half of an American entertainment power couple, Jada Pinkett Smith, visited with President Juan Manual Santos to discuss a movie she plans to shoot in Colombia.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos reclaimed in early April some of the approval percentage points he lost in February and March, due to progress in peace talks with rebel group…