Colombians inattentive to child pregnancies: ICBF
There have allegedly been 144 cases of girls between the ages of 10 and 14 years becoming pregnant this year in Colombia, reported local media Friday. Colombia has registered 1,125…
There have allegedly been 144 cases of girls between the ages of 10 and 14 years becoming pregnant this year in Colombia, reported local media Friday. Colombia has registered 1,125…
A 14-year-old girl from central Colombia has committed suicide at school in front of her peers, local media reported Wednesday. Sixth-grader Brigit Lorena Gonzalez fatally shot herself in the stomach…
A Colombian army official on Monday was found guilty of the murder of three children and the rape of one of them. The judge found chief warrant officer Raul Muñoz…
Colombia’s government statistics agency said Thursday that 13% of the country’s children are involved in child labor. Colombia’s National Statistics Department (DANE) reported that approximately 1.5 million children between the…
A three-month-old baby from Bogota has died after its mother abandoned the baby and its three siblings for a three-day holiday, reported local media Thursday. The director of the Bogota…
After Haiti, Colombia has the highest amount of adoptions abroad from Latin American countries, reported Caracol Radio Thursday. Allegedly, 60% of adoptions in Colombia have been sent to parents of…
Colombia’s illegal armed groups have integrated more than 18,000 minors in their ranks, says a report. According to an investigation by journalist Natalia Springer, the number of minors enrolled in…
Police in the northeast of Colombia have arrested a man who was trying to sell his eight-month-old baby for $110, local media reported Sunday. According to media reports, the man…
The remains of two victims who suffered at the hands of Colombia’s most notorious serial killer, Luis Alfredo Garavito, known as “The Beast,” will be handed over to their families. The…