Two sex abuse cases made public on Monday have shocked Colombia and highlighted a steady rise in the sexual abuse of minors, particularly girls between 10 and 14. A three-year-old girl died…
A controversial document stipulating that priests are solely responsible in child abuse cases and not the church, has been circulated by the Catholic Church in Colombia, reported local media. So…
A Colombian court has sentenced a man to 51 years in prison for the sexual assault and murder of a 7-year-old girl, a crime that caused outrage in the country.…
Colombia’s top Catholic clergyman told the government on Friday that the church would fight sexual abuse by priests against minors with a “zero tolerance” approach towards affiliated pedophiles. “The protection of children and adolescents is…
Every day, 21 girls between the ages of 10 and 14 are raped in Colombia, the United Nations said Wednesday in a report on girls’ well-being. The report of the…
At least 137 children have died of starvation in Colombia so far this year, the National Health Institute (INS) announced Monday. According to the INS, last week alone six children died…
Colombia rebel group FARC on Sunday said it would release between 20 and 25 child soldiers under 15 ahead of a peace deal with the government. The defense minister had said…
Almost one in every 10 children in Colombia is subjected to illegal child labor, especially in rural areas where more than 15% work rather than going to school, according to…
More than 100 Colombian children, mainly in the north of the country, have died of starvation so far this year, according to the National Health Institute (INS). In its latest…