Colombia in 2013 once again received a failing grade on human rights, a problem made worse by the justice system’s impunity for human rights abusers, and slow progress on victim…
At least 45 families have been forcibly displaced in the western Colombian state of Choco after landmines were buried throughout their communities, according to the Colombian Campaign Against Mines (CCCM)…
The Bogota-based Lemur Studio has released a product blueprint hoping to save lives by helping Colombia’s rural populations avoid landmines buried throughout the countryside.
The sacked mayor of Bogota has accused the Inspector General on Monday of rushing the decision that should definitively remove him from public office because he fears that the Inter-American…
A non-governmental human rights group said Monday it has filed a formal complaint against former President Alvaro Uribe Velez accusing him of making defamatory statements.
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has announced it will revise the case of the disputed dismissal of Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro over “irregularities” in the city’s waste disposal, and…
Is there a formula to describe why and how governments repress people who take to the streets to protest? Can we make sense of why tanks, anti-riots police and chemical…
Members of Colombia’s military accused of war crimes will be eligible for transitional justice in the event that ongoing peace talks with rebel group FARC result in a peace deal,…
The peace community of San Jose de Apartado considered the official apology by Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos on Tuesday as the first steps to restore a relationship of trust between…