Locating Colombia’s stolen children
Estela looks down at her hands and her eyes easily well up with tears. She has shed so many over the last 31 years regarding the whereabouts of her daughter,…
Estela looks down at her hands and her eyes easily well up with tears. She has shed so many over the last 31 years regarding the whereabouts of her daughter,…
Colombia’s Congress has rejected a referendum that sought to rewind a Constitutional Court ruling that allows gay couples and singles to adopt children. With it 20-12 decision, a House of Representatives committee rejected the…
A bill that seeks a referendum to ban adoption by same-sex couples and singles passed through Colombia’s Senate on Tuesday. The legislation, which would allow only heterosexual couples to adopt, is being…
A petition signed by over 2 million Colombians against same sex couples adopting children, was presented to Congress on Tuesday in an attempt to rewind legislation allowing gay couples to…
A court ruling that secured Colombia’s gay couples the right to adopt children is a “historic step towards equality,” according to gay rights activists. Christian groups said it lacks “respect for children.”
Colombia’s government asked congress on Thursday to push legislation to allow adoption for gay couples, a day after the Constitutional Court ruled that under the current law this is not allowed.
Following weeks of heated public debate on homosexuality, Colombia’s constitutional court ruled on Wednesday that gay couples may not adopt children.
An orphanage and school recently opened in Barranquilla by singer Marc Anthony has received a $150,000 donation for its operations.
Colombia’s Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that sexual orientation cannot be applied as a discriminating factor in second-parent adoption cases.