Cali gang violence fueled by teenagers: Report
The number of active gangs in Cali, Colombia’s third largest city, has risen by an astonishing 1,300% since 1992, as the endless supply of minors that serve as the gangs’…
The number of active gangs in Cali, Colombia’s third largest city, has risen by an astonishing 1,300% since 1992, as the endless supply of minors that serve as the gangs’…
Medellin gangs have reportedly devastated homes abandoned by people the criminals themselves displaced. According to local media, 17 homes in the San Javier district of Medellin were recently dismantled by…
Gangs from the west of Medellin on Friday killed a rapper, two weeks after the assassination of another singer and the displacement of some 60 hip hop artists over death…
Sixty Medellin musicians are trying to return to their city after the recent murder of a rapper and subsequent death threats forced them to flee. The members of the groups…
Facing information about a supposed massive displacement of youth from the Comuna 13 last week that was made public in the media, social, community and human rights organizations, together with…
Cure Violence, a Chicago-based organization that has strategically reduced violence in some of the more violent areas in the U.S, have Colombia on their list of potential international partners. The…
While Medellin mayor Anibal Gaviria prefers to come up with any number showing a declining murder rate and ignores ongoing forced disappearances and an increasing number of cases of forced…
A Medellin volunteer of the YMCA has been assassinated in his home, the international youth organization announced Tuesday. The YMCA volunteer and rapper “El Duke,” a member of the hip…
Past military operations in the Comuna 13 of Colombia’s second city Medellin have constituted grave violations of human rights and must be investigated, a local NGO said Monday. “As representatives…