Indigenous leader accuses Colombian govt of genocide
A Wayuu indigenous leader accuses the Colombian government of genocide in a complaint filed with the United Nations (UN). “Many of the over 100 recognized indigenous peoples in Colombia are…
A Wayuu indigenous leader accuses the Colombian government of genocide in a complaint filed with the United Nations (UN). “Many of the over 100 recognized indigenous peoples in Colombia are…
Colombia’s Inspector General requested the immediate implementation of a heightened protection plan for people involved in the land restitution process, in a letter to government and state bodies. “The Inspector…
A group of 380 people, including 187 children, have been forcibly displaced from a town on Colombia’s Pacific coast, local media reported Thursday. The community, which was living in the Timbiqui…
The new head of Colombia’s Institute for Family Welfare (ICBF), Diego Molano, said Monday that the Victims Law is positively changing the country. Molano, the former director of the government…
Criminal groups have caused massive forced displacements in three communities in Colombia, according to government welfare group Accion Social. Hundreds of people have been forced to flee their homes in…
Authorities warn of the risk of mass forced displacement in Colombia’s Meta department, following an announcement by the FARC that they will enforce an “armed strike” in the area. According…
The courts on Monday issued arrest warrants for two Colombian colonels for their alleged responsibility in a series of murders and massacres between that occurred between 1986 and 1994. A…
For the first time, the Colombian courts on Tuesday handed down jail sentences to demobilized paramilitaries participating in the Justice and Peace program, ordering Edward Cobos, alias “Diego Vecino” and Uber…
Colombia’s Vice President-elect Angelino Garzon will sit down with a representative of the United Nations’ High Commissioner for Human Rights, Christian Salazar, to speak about the challenges awaiting Garzon in…