Colombia unveils report for UN human rights review
Touching on impunity and prison overcrowding, Colombia’s vice president on Tuesday discussed the government’s human rights report to be presented to the United Nations (UN).
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UN condemns murder of land restitution activist
The UN’s Colombian Office for the High Commissioner of Human Rights spoke out against the murder of Ever Cordero Oviedo, a land restitution activists, and demanded punitive action.
Colombia VP and Juanes roll up pant legs in solidarity with mine victims
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…
UN urges Colombia to investigate murder of 2 land activists
The United Nations on Tuesday expressed its worry over the alleged murders of two Colombian activists and insisted that the government increase security measures for human rights leaders. “We are…
UN calls on Colombia to resist granting amnesty to FARC
The United Nations Human Rights Office on Wednesday called on Colombia to resist granting amnesty to rebels of the FARC, the country’s largest rebel groups and currently engaged in peace…
Violence in northern Colombia is due to neo-paramilitarism: NGO
Neo-paramilitary groups are the main generators of violence and threats against civilians in the northern Middle Magdalena region, according to a Colombian NGO. According to the conflict-monitoring NGO Nuevo Arco…
‘Bright future’ for Colombia: UN
Colombia has a “bright future” once the armed conflict with the country’s largest guerrilla group ends on Wednesday said the head of the United Nations Development Program. “My message is…
Colombia’s military justice reform unconstitutional: Congressman
Colombian congressmen on Tuesday filed a lawsuit claiming that the controversial military justice reform is unconstitutional. “Our suit demonstrates that the [military’s] jurisdiction was augmented illegally, that is has large…
Sexual trafficking under-reported in Colombia: US
Colombia’s ministry of labor and the United Nations on Tuesday signed an agreement to combat labor exploitation leaving internal sexual trafficking unaddressed. “The issue of trafficking has to do with…