Instead of resigning, Colombia’s ombudsman fired his assistant ombudsman on Tuesday amid piling accusations that the ombudsman sexually harassed and bullied subordinates.
Now facing criminal charges over alleged sexual harassment, Colombia’s Ombudsman said Sunday that photos of private parts sent to his personal secretary were sent with consent.
Colombia’s ombudsman, who has already been facing accusations of workplace harassment, on Sunday was accused of the sexual harassment of multiple employees.
Colombia’s ombudsman, the country’s highest human rights official, said Thursday he supports a bilateral ceasefire with FARC rebels as urged by guarantor countries Norway and Cuba.
Colombia’s highest government human rights official encouraged citizens of Colombia’s north-west Choco state to take legal action against state functionaries who do no meet the needs of the community, according to an…
Colombia’s ombudsman called on the national government to declare a state of emergency Monday in response to dangerous prison conditions and continued worker strikes.
The Ombudsman’s office, the highest governmental human rights agency, has provided 2,700 staff to oversee and help out with the 2014 presidential elections on Sunday, according to a press release.
Victims should be involved in ongoing peace talks between the government and guerrilla group FARC said the head of the department charged with the legal protection of civil and human…
An Ombudsman official in western Colombia has received a death threat from unknown persons, El Espectador reported Thursday. According to the local newspaper, an official in the Buenaventura Ombudsman’s office…