Children in northern Colombia dying of hunger, thirst and government neglect
The lives of some 16,000 children under five are threatened by malnourishment, contaminated water...
Tag: hunger strike
5000 Colombian prisoners on hunger strike to protest overcrowding
At least 5,000 Colombian inmates have gone on hunger strike across the country to protest...
More blood in the sand in Bogota? Constitutional Court rules in favor of bullfighters
Colombia’s Constitutional Court overturned a 2012 ban on bullfighting in Bogota on...
Colombia rights activist accused of FARC ties begins hunger strike
An alleged FARC collaborator and financier began a hunger strike on Wednesday following what she...
Bullfighters continue hunger strike in Colombia’s capital
Eight Bogota bullfighters continue their sixth day into a hunger strike demanding the return of...
Ingrid Betancourt to join hunger strike for US men detained in Iran
Former FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt has announced plans to join the hunger strike to be initiated Saturday by the mothers of two U.S. men arbitrarily detained in Iran, Colombian media reported Friday. The French-Colombian...
