Colombia torture victims to be remembered in Bogota event
In recognition of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, a Colombian humanitarian organization will stage in event in Bogota, commemorating those affected by torture.
In recognition of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, a Colombian humanitarian organization will stage in event in Bogota, commemorating those affected by torture.
Victims of Colombia’s armed conflict are “ready to forgive” the Colombian government and rebel group the FARC for decades of human rights violations, national media reported.
An average of 27 children were sexually assaulted per day during the 2008-2012 period of Colombia’s armed conflict, national media reported on Tuesday.
Human rights organization Amnesty International said Monday that a deal between FARC rebels and the government to include conflict victims in ongoing peace talks “fails to guarantee victims’ right to…
The United nations and Colombia’s largest public university have agreed to organize a series of forums in July and August during which victims can take part in ongoing peace talks…
Members of Colombia’s Technical Investigation Corps exhumed five bodies belonging to victims of the armed conflict in two different northern states, the country’s prosecutor general announced on Monday.
Colombia’s highest government human rights official has praised the agreement between the government and the FARC, the country’s largest rebel group, to address the issue of victims in the country’s half-century long…
Hard-line Colombia presidential candidate Oscar Ivan Zuluaga on Sunday said the FARC’s recent commitment to a truth commission, and the recognition and reparation of their victims, is not enough for…
In an historic announcement, Colombia rebel group FARC and the country’s government on Saturday recognized being victimizers in the armed conflict and announced to be inviting victims to take part…