UK to help Colombia combat sexual violence: Hague
The Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom announced Monday in Bogota that the European country will fund two new projects in Colombia to aid the prosecution of sex crimes and…
The Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom announced Monday in Bogota that the European country will fund two new projects in Colombia to aid the prosecution of sex crimes and…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has said it is investigating some 1,169 cases of sexual violence related to the country’s armed conflict, reported national newspaper El Pais on Monday.
Colombia’s coroner’s office reported 11,333 cases of sexual violence perpetrated against children and adolescents between January and September of this year.
Armed men have raped at least three women in the northwest of Colombia, forcing their families to flee their homes, local media reported on Friday.
House Representative Angela Robledo says a new bill proposing improved access to the justice system for conflict victims could end “systematic and generalized” violence against women in Colombia.
Women’s rights supporters on Saturday marched through Bogota for the right of women to behave and dress as they like, drawing a thousand protestors. {japopup type=”image” content=”pics/2013/gallery/putax/1.jpg” title=”Candidates for International…
The justice system is failing to protect victims of sexual violence in conflict zones as the perpetrators of thousands of sexual assaults each year go unpunished. “What is happening in…
Justice for victims of sexual violence must “not be denied,” United Nations envoy Margot Wallstrom said at the end of a four-day mission to Colombia. Wallstrom, the UN representative for…
More than 700 reports of child sex abuse were reported in Bogota in 2011, an 11% rise on the previous year, reported local media Wednesday. Councillor Martha Ordonez said the…