Supreme Court acquits Crisanto of kidnapping charges
The Supreme Court of Colombia acquitted Jose Crisanto of a 33-year sentence he had received for the alleged kidnapping of a former vice-presidential candidate’s son, local media reported Monday.
The Supreme Court of Colombia acquitted Jose Crisanto of a 33-year sentence he had received for the alleged kidnapping of a former vice-presidential candidate’s son, local media reported Monday.
Colombia made “significant advances” in its attempts to combat child labor in 2012, according to a report published by the United States Department of Labor (DOL).
Colombia’s national family welfare institute on Thursday suspended accepting requests for adoption of children under six by foreigners, a move that seeks to safeguard children.
Colombian authorities announced Monday they will begin investigating “sex roulette,” a newly discovered sex game played by minors that got a 14-year old girl accidentally pregnant.
The violent deaths of 105 minors have already been recorded in only the first 21 days of the year, marking a heart wrenching start to 2013. “We have recorded that…
The Director of the Colombian Institute of Family Welfare [ICBF] on Wednesday said 242 children were burned by gunpowder in the month of December. Diego Molano told Caracol Radio that…
Studies have shown that 95% of juvenile delinquents are involved with illicit drugs, reported Caracol Radio Friday. According to studies of Colombia’s Family Welfare Institute (ICBF), the majority of cases…
A three-month-old baby from Bogota has died after its mother abandoned the baby and its three siblings for a three-day holiday, reported local media Thursday. The director of the Bogota…
After Haiti, Colombia has the highest amount of adoptions abroad from Latin American countries, reported Caracol Radio Thursday. Allegedly, 60% of adoptions in Colombia have been sent to parents of…