Almost half of Colombia’s war victims live in poverty due to persistent State failures to help them rebuild their lives, according to the government accountability office. The Comptroller General’s Office…
Colombia’s transport ministry suspended a $740 million project that sought to upgrade a canal that has been an engineering nightmare for more than five centuries. The suspension is the latest…
Colombia’s war victims began interrogating “Otoniel” before the former warlord’s impending extradition to the United States could deprive them of justice. War crimes tribunal JEP gave the victims Tuesday and…
At least 18 victim representatives abandoned Colombia’s congressional elections, claiming that authorities rigged the vote in favor of their victimizers. The aspiring congressmen from the Caribbean region were vying for…
Armed conflict and political violence are threatening the participation of Colombia’s war victims in the upcoming elections. Victim representatives from war-torn regions are vying for 16 seats in the House…
Election observers warned that fraud and violence threatens elections in more than half of the towns where war victims can elect congressional representatives. The Electoral Observation Mission (MOE) issued a…
Colombia’s army is recruiting war victims who could represent the military in Congress after next year’s elections, local media reported Sunday. Independent news program Noticias Uno obtained a documents in…
Colombia’s Constitutional Court on Friday granted 16 congressional seats to war-torn regions, a promise made to victims that Congress initially refused to honor. The court overruled a controversial 2017 decision…
The coronavirus aggravated the impact of armed conflict on civilians in Colombia last year, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). During the presentation of the humanitarian…