Bogota Mayor Claudia Lopez allegedly downplayed the violence that took place after the resumption of anti-government protests in Colombia’s capital on Tuesday. Lopez was criticized by both Bogota’s human rights…
Despite violent incidents in Bogota and Medellin, anti-government protests resumed peacefully throughout Colombia and are expected to expand despite sabotage attempts. The organizers of national strikes that began in November…
Peaceful anti-government protests that resumed throughout Colombia on Tuesday were marred by violent incidents and alleged human rights abuses by police. The protests were meant to be a rejection of…
Protesters clashed with riot police in Bogota on Thursday, hours after the new mayor of Colombia’s capital announced a strategy to avoid violent police intervention in peaceful protests. The clashes…
Colombia’s Inspector General’s Office announced investigations against two police generals whose alleged negligence may have allowed the ELN to kill 21 and injure more than 70 police cadets in a…
Bogota’s Monserrate church is located on a site that is as sacred now as it was centuries before Spanish conquistadors invaded the heartland of the Muisca people. While currently a…
Construction hasn’t even begun and Colombia’s comptroller is already warning Bogota’s metro lost funds due to planning errors and faulty contracts. According to the Comptroller General’s Office, former Mayor Enrique…
Bogota’s police continued to violently repress peaceful protests in Colombia’s capital on Thursday despite pending lawsuits and ongoing calls to end apparently systematic human rights abuses. At least one student…
Human rights activists and protesters sued Colombia’s government and police on Monday, demanding an immediate end to the violent repression of peaceful protests. The plaintiffs asked a Bogota court to…