Colombian actor John Leguizamo has been preparing for a new stage show in Bogota, Medellin and Cali. Leguizamo, best known for his roles in Carlito’s Way, Romeo and Juliet and Moulin…
The Colombian government has launched a series of television adverts aimed at preventing children from joining the leftist guerrilla group the FARC. The public awareness campaign — entitled “Stop, I want…
An investigation has been launched into the illegal appropriation of park land owned by the Colombian state. Following the discovery that private property had appeared within national parks, authorities are…
Hundreds of women were raped and abused by paramilitaries in the AUC’s northern bloc between 1997 and 2005, reveals a new report documenting sexual violence in Colombia’s Caribbean region. “Women…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has spoken of the growing distance between him and his predecessor, Alvaro Uribe. In an interview with BBC Mundo, Santos, who was the former president’s…
The Colombian government will visit the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) next week to appeal its judgement against the state in the Mapiripan massacre case. Colombia’s Justice Minister, Juan…
Four Colombian soldiers have been dismissed from the national army for killing a peasant and dressing him like a guerrilla fighter. Colombia’s Inspector General’s Office said the men had “completely…
Colombia’s Congress has voted to withdraw the government’s controversial higher education reform bill, in a resounding victory for student protesters. Students, who have been on strike for five weeks against…
Danny Glover, star of the epic “Lethal Weapon” franchise and Steven Spielberg classic “The Color Purple,” is scheduled to arrive in Colombia on Sunday as a Unicef Goodwill Ambassador. The…