Western Colombia mayor killed by ex-husband in apparent murder-suicide
A mayor in western Colombia died Friday as a result of gunshot wounds allegedly inflicted on her by her former husband, reported national media.
A mayor in western Colombia died Friday as a result of gunshot wounds allegedly inflicted on her by her former husband, reported national media.
Bogota’s TransMilenio bus system is extending its female-only carriage trial into peak hour services, local media reported Tuesday morning.
On Thursday the Colombian government announced that it would consider creating a high-level commission to improve the official response to acid attacks against women, which has been heavily criticized in…
A new bill has been proposed in the House of Representatives that would ban child beauty pageants in Colombia due to their potentially negative impact on the participants, reported national…
National figures indicate that violence against women in Colombia has increased significantly in the last ten years, while experts suggest that it is the combination of a machista culture and…
Women’s rights advocacy group, “Mujeres por la Paz” or “Women for Peace,” called upon thousands of women to march in Colombia’s capital city Bogota on Friday during a public holiday…
The United Nations (UN) called on Colombia to allocate legal resources to protect women against violence. Although such violence is illegal, the UN says that such crimes are still “committed…
Colombia’s Supreme Court on Monday overturned a lower court’s decision to acquit a man who had beaten his sister. Instead, the court ruled violence against women can never be treated…
The horrific experiences of women during the paramilitary occupation of a little town called El Placer in southwestern Colombia have been collected and published in a report in honor of…