‘Persistent challenges to labor rights’ in Colombia: US govt
A recent report by the United States Government Office of Accountability (GAO) claims that, despite positive steps, labor rights face “persistent challenges” in Colombia.
A recent report by the United States Government Office of Accountability (GAO) claims that, despite positive steps, labor rights face “persistent challenges” in Colombia.
Colombia’s public advocate has asked for clarity from the FARC and the Colombian armed forces over the capture of a general by the rebel group, urging a humanitarian accord and the continuation of…
After setting fire to their dormitories, 43 minors were able to flee from a youth detention center in the south of Bogota, according to local media.
Colombia’s economy depends heavily on mining, hydrocarbons, and ranching, producing little employment and benefiting few, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization reportedly said.
Israeli mercenary Yair Klein, convicted in Colombia of training paramilitary forces, has claimed he was contracted by the CIA to train Colombians for a coup d’etat in Panama, according the El Espectador…
FARC rebels in the west of Colombia captured an army general, the highest ranking officer ever detained by the guerrillas in their 50-year history, on Sunday.
The United Nations representative in Colombia said he is worried that the FARC guerrillas did not receive due process in an indigenous trial which found seven rebels guilty of murder,…
A proposed law which would legalize the medicinal use of cannabis in Colombia passed the first hurdle yesterday after a Senate commission approved the bill, according to local media.
Colombia’s FARC guerrillas have been ranked third on a list produced by Forbes Israel on the world’s richest “terrorist” groups, with the Islamic State (ISIS) and Hamas taking the top…