Colombia govt unveils bold support measures for abused women
The Colombian government on Thursday announced strong new measures to support women who have been the victims of violence. The two new decrees, tax breaks for companies that employ…
The Colombian government on Thursday announced strong new measures to support women who have been the victims of violence. The two new decrees, tax breaks for companies that employ…
A regional Colombian program that directly employees citizens to construct roads in their local areas has governors from other departments scrambling to implement similar schemes. The new initiative is an…
Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday denied accusations that the government is providing free housing to the poor as a cynical vote-buying tactic ahead of the 2014 presidential elections.…
Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos on Wendesday commended the work of a new government study aimed at increasing government efficiency by targeting obsolete laws for elimination. “I congratulate the Minister…
An indigenous organization has denounced Colombia’s largest left-wing guerrilla group, FARC, for allegedly assassinating an indigenous leader. The association of indigenous councils of Northern Cauca (ACIN) have, in an open…
According to the national coroner’s office, there were 4,118 reported cases of sexual abuse in Colombia’s capital city of Bogota in 2012, 3,357 of which were against girls or women.…
The violent deaths of 105 minors have already been recorded in only the first 21 days of the year, marking a heart wrenching start to 2013. “We have recorded that…
Colombia’s National Police seized a shipment of close to four tons of cocaine that allegedly belonged to the neo-paramilitary group, “Los Urabeños” and was intended for the notorious Mexican cartel,…
The Colombian drug trafficking organization, “Los Rastrojos,” declared that Colombia’s largest union and its members will be considered “military targets,” local media reported on Tuesday. The Central Confederation of Workers…