Armed conflict surged forced displacement and confinement in multiple parts of Colombia, according to the United Nations’ humanitarian agency OCHA. In its quarterly report, OCHA said that the number of…
More than 8.4 million people have been forcibly displaced in Colombia since the beginning of the country’s armed conflict, according to the government. In 2022, more than 180,000 people were…
Indigenous protests in Colombia’s capital turned violent on Wednesday amid allegations that 21 refugees have died in Bogota over the past year. According to the Bogota Police Department, 14 policemen,…
Renewed violence and armed conflict in Colombia forced more than 57,000 people to flee their homes so far this year, according to the United Nations. A report by UN’s humanitarian…
Medellin landlords using gangs to evict tenants more than doubled forced displacement in Colombia’s second largest city, according to the local ombudsman. Medellin Ombudsman William Vivas said Wednesday that 530…
Colombia’s war crimes tribunal has given Medellin authorities until Friday to surrender information about the location of mass graves the city hall was trying to keep secret. The Special Jurisdiction…
The intensification of warfare in western Colombia is particularly aggravating the humanitarian situation in the Choco province where thousands are caught in the crossfire, the Red Cross said Thursday. According…
Colombia continues to have the most internally displaced persons in the world, according to the UN. Though Colombia only represents 0.65% of the world’s population, it has almost 20% of…
An explosion in extortion and death threats in Colombia’s conflict zones has led to a spike in the number of asylum requests to Spain, an NGO said Tuesday. Since 2016,…