An open letter from Colombia’s vice president on Thursday called for politicians and citizens alike to roll up one pant leg in solidarity with landmine victims, a cause championed by…
A stash of 150 landmines and five other explosive devices allegedly belonging to Colombia’s second largest rebel group, ELN, were discovered on Friday by the military near the Venezuela border.…
According to local and international experts, a significant hurdle stands between thousands of displaced Colombians and the land they seek to reclaim: landmines. “One of the biggest obstacles facing the…
Three young people aged 15 to 17 walked into a minefield near their northwest Colombia village, leaving one dead and two wounded, reported local media Monday. Diomedes Chavarria, a young…
A keychain issued by the Colombian military for an anti-landmine campaign, showing a woman’s bra being taken off by a pair of feet, has been criticized by women and rejected…
Colombia and the European Union on Friday signed a pact on de-mining 12 of Colombia’s 32 departments which are most affected by the scourge of landmines. The government of Colombia…
The director of Colombia’s family welfare institute has deplored the landmine tragedy which left a three-year-old girl dead and another five with shrapnel wounds in a rural area in Tolima…
Colombia is unable to meet the 2021 Ottawa Treaty deadline to eliminate landmines said a Colombian anti-landmine campaigner Tuesday. Alvaro Jimenez of Colombia Contra las Minas, said that due to…
Alleged FARC attacks on Colombia’s electricity infrastructure left five dead and six injured Thursday. Explosives placed around electricity towers killed five people and injured six while toppling three pylons in…