Ombudsman clashes with Bogota mayor over illegal armed groups
Colombia’s Ombudsman and the Mayor of Bogota have been trading public blows after the human...
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Colombia ombudsman urges authorities to curb cop killing spree
Exactly a year after reports paramilitary group AGC had embarked on a Pablo Escobar-like cop...
Clashes between ELN, Urabeños and army displace 3000 in west Colombia
More than 3,000 people have been displaced in western Colombia amid fighting between left-wing ELN rebels, their neo-paramilitary rivals “Los Urabeños” and the army, according to authorities. The Ombudsman’s Office...
Mass deportation of Colombians from Venezuela concerns ombudsman
Ombudsman officials from Colombia’s states bordering Venezuela have been put on permanent...
As bad as it gets; a glimpse inside Colombia’s 10 worst prisons
After a year of strikes by prisoners and guards alike in protest of dangerous conditions and human...
Top Colombian government positions to be reduced to one term limit
A Colombian Senate commission has approved the reduction of term limits for a number of top...
Govt watchdog calls for declaration of emergency over Colombia’s prison conditions
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. “We are asking the national Government to solve...
Colombia Ombudsman condemns attack on soldiers
Investigations have revealed that soldiers were poisoned by meat laced with high concentrations of...
15 children dead from thirst, disease in drought-stricken northern Colombia
Fifteen children from indigenous communities have died in the northern state of La Guajira this...
Mercury poisoning adds to humanitarian crisis in west Colombia: govt
Thousands forced from their homes in western Colombia are now facing water poisoning from mercury,...
Colombia’s Ombudsman office supervises presidential election
The Ombudsman’s office, the highest governmental human rights agency, has provided 2,700...
Afro-Colombian Day: An opportunity to celebrate culture and reflect on inequality
Wednesday marks Colombia’s Afro-Colombian Day, which pays homage to the contributions of...
