Colombian women are being trafficked into Ecuador to work as prostitutes and Ecuadorian children are being brought into Colombia to beg, claimed the government of Colombia’s Nariño department this week.…
Some 23 indigenous tribes from south eastern Colombia are at risk of extinction as a result of the ongoing armed conflict ravaging the region, explained the President of the Human…
A new study shows that the forced recruitment of children between six and fourteen years by illegal armed groups has skyrocketed, and that almost half of demobilized or captured guerrillas…
The UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders asked Colombia Tuesday in Washington to stop the harassment of human rights activists in the country. Rapporteur Margaret Sekaggya, speaking to members…
The Ambassador of Colombia to the United States sent a letter to liberal congressmen regarding the progress and commitments of the Colombian government to the protection of vulnerable populations and…
Colombia’s Constitutional Court has ordered a national campaign to promote the sexual and reproductive rights of women, including the right to abortion in certain cases. The Ministries of Social Protection,…
Authorities arrested fifteen soldiers accused of involvement in the killing of two youths in Barrancabermeja in January 2008, who were apparently executed and then falsely presented as paramilitaries killed in…
Amnesty International called on Colombia’s armed groups to respect human rights after a human rights worker was seriously injured in an attack by FARC rebels. According to the human rights…
Colombian NGOs are to present innumberable unsolved cases of alleged human rights violations and war crimes to the International Criminal Court, which will be closely monitoring criminal justice proceedings in…