Floods left 2.3 million Colombians homeless: Govt
More than two million Colombians were displaced by the 2010-11 rainy season, affecting every region in the country, announced statistics agency DANE. According to a DANE report which examined the…
More than two million Colombians were displaced by the 2010-11 rainy season, affecting every region in the country, announced statistics agency DANE. According to a DANE report which examined the…
The family of a slain forced displacement leader claimed Wednesday that the state is not providing them asylum in another country despite threats on the family members lives. Lucila Osorio…
Human Rights organizations have called for urgent action to be taken to protect Afro-Colombian communities following a recent spate of atrocities committed by paramilitary groups acting with impunity. The Afro-Colombian…
The U.N.’s refugee agency (UNHCR) has increased the figure of officially recognized internally displaced people in Colombia from 3.4 to 3.67 million, maintaining its undesired position as the first in…
A delegation of Colombian congressmen will meet with members of the U.S. Congress to discuss the effects of the Victims’ Law passed in recent days, Caracol Radio reports. Colombian Congressmen…
Displacements within Medellin may double by the end of 2011 compared with 2010 figures, due to increasing criminal activity and violence, reported the city’s ombudsman. According to a report issued…
Colombians who are displaced by violence cannot be obliged to provide military service, a court ruled Monday. The court came to the ruling in the case of a young man…
The United Nations must increase assistance for those displaced by flooding and FARC violence, says human rights NGO Refugees International. According to the NGO, “United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki…
One of the daughters of the displaced leader murdered Tuesday blamed the Colombian government for the incident and requested protection for her siblings, while the government issued a statement condemning…