Anti-police protests in Colombia expanded on Thursday in response to the brutal murder of an unarmed man and widespread police brutality. The biggest protests were in Bogota where the 46-year-old…
The mayors of Bogota and Medellin distanced themselves from Colombia’s increasingly authoritarian President Ivan Duque on Thursday after a police terror campaign in the capital Bogota left seven people dead.…
With the birth of “The Resistance,” Colombia’s President Ivan Duque and his far-right party face increasingly organized opposition from human rights defenders, anti-corruption activists and conflict victims. “The Resistance” announced…
Human Rights Watch decried police abuse in attempts to quell largely peaceful protests in Colombia last year and a lack of efforts to hold these cops accountable. The HRW report…
Police in Colombia’s capital Bogota detained almost 12,000 people during last year’s anti-government protests “to criminalize” them, according to a human rights NGO. During a debate about the police’s abuse…
Bogota Mayor Claudia Lopez allegedly downplayed the violence that took place after the resumption of anti-government protests in Colombia’s capital on Tuesday. Lopez was criticized by both Bogota’s human rights…
Despite violent incidents in Bogota and Medellin, anti-government protests resumed peacefully throughout Colombia and are expected to expand despite sabotage attempts. The organizers of national strikes that began in November…
Peaceful anti-government protests that resumed throughout Colombia on Tuesday were marred by violent incidents and alleged human rights abuses by police. The protests were meant to be a rejection of…
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo “applauded” Colombia’s President Ivan Duque’s response to anti-government protests on Monday despite mass reports of human rights violations. Pompeo made the controversial statement during…