Colombian authorities have not effectively addressed the lack of justice for female survivors of sexual violence during the armed conflict, NGO Amnesty International has stated in a report published Wednesday.…
Amnesty International (AI) commended human rights progress made in Colombia under President Juan Manuel Santos, but said the country still faces serious problems, during a Thursday presentation in London, Colombian…
NGO’s will protest in Belgium to demand answers from the Colombian government about forced disappearances occurring in the country. Amnesty International and the Belgian chapter of Liberty will be protesting…
Amnesty International urges Colombia’s guerrilla groups to stop all kidnapping and hostage taking. The human rights group released a statement Thursday welcoming the FARC’s release of hostage Marcos Baquero, but…
Amnesty International calls on the incoming Colombian government of Juan Manuel Santos to strengthen the country’s justice system and “end the culture of impunity.” In a press release published Thursday…
International human rights watchdog Amnesty International says in its annual The State of the World’s Human Rights report that Colombian government security forces, paramilitaries, and guerrillas are all guilty of serious…
International human rights group Amnesty International (AI) wrote an open letter to the Colombian presidential candidates on Wednesday, asking them to make human rights a top priority in their campaigns,…
Amnesty International’s criticism of the Colombian government’s failure to protect indigenous citizens ignores the work the Uribe administration has done to guarantee indigenous rights, Interior and Justice Minister Fabio Valencia Cossio…
Following FARC attacks on three towns in his department over the weekend, Guillermo Gonzalez, governor of Colombia’s Cauca department, told reporters on Monday that local indigenous communities were aiding narco-traffickers…