NGOs call on Santos to live up to human rights promises
An NGO report into Juan Manuel Santos’ first year as president of Colombia has praised the government for its change in rhetoric and policy but criticized it for failing to…
An NGO report into Juan Manuel Santos’ first year as president of Colombia has praised the government for its change in rhetoric and policy but criticized it for failing to…
Fifteen union leaders have been murdered since the Labor Action Plan between the United States and Colombia went into effect in April 2011, said the largest U.S-based trade union federation…
Forced displacement in Medellin has gone up 81% in the first six months of 2011 compared to the same period last year, said the city’s Ombudsman Monday. Ombudsman Jairo Herran…
Over 100 British politicians, lawyers and unionists have called on the Colombian government to immediately release a human rights defender and trade unionist imprisoned for three years without trial. Liliany…
The European Commission has approved the European Union’s free trade agreement with Colombia and Peru, international media reported. The agreement will now be passed to the European Council and Parliament…
Colombian authorities have not effectively addressed the lack of justice for female survivors of sexual violence during the armed conflict, NGO Amnesty International has stated in a report published Wednesday.…
President Juan Manuel Santos on Thursday welcomed the U.S. State department’s judgement of Colombia as “human rights compliant” and said that because of the certification, $20 million in military funding will be released.…
The United States State Department announced Thursday that it had legally certified an improvement in Colombia’s human rights record, allowing the U.S. Congress to disperse the 2011 fiscal funds allocated…
A Colombian “peace community” has been nominated for the prestigious Sajarov Prize for Freedom of Thought, dedicated to honoring those who are committed to defense of human rights. The European…