The push to boycott “blood coal” exported from Colombia by Drummond and Glencore is gaining momentum in Europe after the publication of a report in which dozens of victims and victimizers testified…
Mining companies Drummond Ltd. and Glencore subsidiary Prodeco denied allegations the companies provided financial and logistical support to armed groups, but declined to provide substantive details on Tuesday.
Thousands forced from their homes in western Colombia are now facing water poisoning from mercury, allegedly from illegal mining operations, reported Colombia’s highest governmental human rights organization on Tuesday.
As the UN marks its annual World Day Against Child Labour, one in every ten children in Colombia regularly works, national media reported Wednesday.
Colombia’s palm oil producers have called on the country’s government to protect the sector’s profitability against the rising local currency, and continuing environmental and ethical concerns surrounding the industry’s practice,…
Colombia’s government has selected delegates to represent victims of the armed conflict in the Havana peace talks with the country’s biggest rebel group, the FARC.
Colombia’s highest government human rights official has praised the agreement between the government and the FARC, the country’s largest rebel group, to address the issue of victims in the country’s half-century long…
The UN assistant secretary general for Humanitarian Affairs called upon Colombia to carry on the peace process and provide more support to victims of the armed conflict.
Colombia’s highest government human rights official has issued a statement highlighting 136 municipalities that face “extreme” and “high risk” of violence from armed groups during the upcoming second round of…