Justice for victims of sexual violence must “not be denied,” United Nations envoy Margot Wallstrom said at the end of a four-day mission to Colombia. Wallstrom, the UN representative for…
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos said Tuesday the government would continue to focus on security and poverty reduction in the wake of recent violence. “Our destination is a (…) more…
National police captured the book keeper for the leader of one of Colombia’s most powerful neo-paramilitary groups, “Los Urabeños,” in Medellin on Tuesday. A special unit of Colombia’s police force…
Colombian hostage negotiator and former senator Piedad Cordoba is the host of a new documentary program examining social justice in Latin America and the Caribbean. “Just Cause” premiered Monday on…
Colombia’s coffee sector is headed for dismal production levels in 2012, according to both the Ministry of Agriculture and the national coffee growers federation. The government and farmers have been…
Residents fled their homes in southwest Colombia over concerns of escalating violence, after FARC attacks on Thursday and Friday night injured a local police inspector, local media reported Friday. There…
Colombia’s rock icon Juanes and his wife will host the special return of the star-studded St. Jude Angles & Stars Gala on Saturday to mark the charity hospital’s 50th anniversary.…
With the passage of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the United States and Colombian governments need to protect human rights defenders and trade unionists in the Andean nation more than…
The Colombian government has admitted that an increase in whey imports as part the Free Trade Agreement with the United States will hurt dairy farmers, reported local media Friday. U.S. whey…