Almost three out of 10 of the almost 5,833 criminal complaints filed against women who illegally had an abortion in Colombia since 1998 involved rape victims, according to newspaper El…
Colombia’s constitutional court on Friday ordered the country’s justice ministry, the prosecution and health experts to justify why abortion would be a crime. The top court summoned the opinions of…
Women’s organizations took the lead on the fifth day of anti-government protests in Colombia to demand attention for excessive levels of violence in the country. The marches were held on…
Colombia’s Catholic Church is opposing a government initiative to regulate abortion as ordered by the country’s Constitutional Court. In a letter to Health Minister Juan Pablo Uribe, church leader Monsignor…
Colombia’s vice minister on Wednesday vehemently denied the country’s defense minister was gawking at the butt of US presidential adviser Ivanka Trump during a visit to Bogota the day before.…
Colombia’s opposition leader Gustavo Petro lost one of his top aides on Monday for endorsing a Bogota mayoral candidate accused of domestic abuse. The resignation of Maria Mercedes Maldonado could…
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights announced Tuesday that it will investigate Colombia’s alleged state responsibility in the 2000 rape of journalist Jineth Bedoya. The current deputy editor-in-chief of newspaper…
Participants in International Women’s Day 2019 events around Cali this weekend may notice a disturbing topic trend: rising femicide and gender-based violence rates. Valle del Cauca, the department in which…
On International Women’s Day, tradition for Colombia’s women is to be showered with flowers and gifts. But what is the reality of Colombian women for the other 364 days a…