Despite the demobilization of the country’s largest guerrilla group, Colombia still has at least five internal armed conflicts, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross. In a recent publication,…
Unemployment among women in Colombia is almost 70% higher than among men, numbers released by the Vice President show. According to Vice-President Marta Lucia Ramirez, the unemployment rate for men in…
A grenade thrown into a club on Monday injured at least 25 people in the town of El Bagre, Antioquia, where two rival paramilitary groups are vying over control. Local media reported…
Officials told 15 members of the more than 150 displaced Embera families that they would not be returned to their lands, because they are not formally registered as displaced persons.…
Colombia’s ambassador to the United Nations was criticized this week after abstained from voting on a UN declaration that sought to advance the rights of small farmers who make up…
Colombia’s ombudsman said Wednesday that he alerted authorities about pending violence in central Colombia four months before at least six people were killed in a massacre. Ombudsman Carlos Alfonso Negret…
Colombia’s government and media are contributing to the ongoing killing of social leaders in the country, according to a report by the National University. The 280-page report by the Political…
Colombia’s government vows to invest $1.3 million (COP4.2 billion) in tourism infrastructure around the Caño Cristales, considered the world’s most beautiful river by some. The Ministry of Commerce, Industry Tourism…
Colombia’s “Birds of Passage” is one of nine films shortlisted for nomination in the Oscar’s best foreign language film category this year. The film by Cristina Gallego is one of…