Racist Cartagena nightclubs to pay compensation
The Constitutional Court ordered two well-known Cartagena nightclubs to pay two women who they denied entry to because of the color of their skin Caracol Radio reported Friday. Two sisters, Johana…
The Constitutional Court ordered two well-known Cartagena nightclubs to pay two women who they denied entry to because of the color of their skin Caracol Radio reported Friday. Two sisters, Johana…
An imprisoned former Bogota official, accused of involvement in the public works corruption scandal, claims he has been discriminated against by prison authorities, La W Radio reported Thursday. Innocencio Melendez,…
Racist undercurrents, discrimination and segregation are still plaguing the Colombian capital of Bogota, newspaper El Espectador reported Saturday. In the International Year of African Descendants, the news comes as a…
Colombian NGOs have condemned the “high level” of violence against black, indigenous and poor women in a country where the female body has become a “battleground”, W Radio reported Friday.…
The U.N. calls for Colombia to criminalize discrimination against Afro-Colombians on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Spanish news agency EFE reported. “Unfortunately racial discrimination is a reality…
The First Commission of the Senate last week approved the first steps in a measure to criminalize acts of racial discrimination in Colombia, reports La Patria. The law would make…
Colombian pop star Shakira said Thursday that a controversial new law introduced in the U.S. state of Arizona that requires immigrants to carry documents verifying their status “attacks the human…
On Monday, Spain’s Ministry of the Interior granted political asylum to Colombian gay rights activist Manuel Velandia, on grounds of sexual discrimination, reports Velandia’s blog. Velandia said that “the granting…
A hospital in the Colombian city of Valledupar placed a ban on women wearing miniskirts or shorts within the establishment walls, reported local newspaper El Heraldo on Wednesday. Considering the…