Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos presented the “Plan Troya Pacifico,” a new course of action to combat criminal drug trafficking bands in the southwestern departments of Nariño, Cauca and Valle…
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reported that over 1,800 civilians have fled their homes in a series of recent mass displacements in western Colombia. According to…
Child prostitution is not more prevalent in Cartagena than in other Colombian cities, though there is a greater awareness of the problem, according to the Colombian branch of the United…
Good Friday, April 22, will be a “Day of Prayer for the Victims of Violence” announced the secretary general of Colombia’s bishop’s conference. Bishop Juan Vicente Cordoba said during an…
Colombia’s First Senate Commission decided Wednesday that the provisions of the Victims Law will include persons affected by the conflict as far back as January 1, 1985, Colombian media reported.…
Colombian NGOs highlight the ongoing victimization of female leaders of displaced groups, and criticize the inadequate government response to the situation, U.S.-based Latino news channel Univision reported Thursday. The National Association…
More than half the population of a rural town in the southwest Colombia have threatened a mass exodus due to sustained FARC attacks and perceived government inaction, according to several…
President Juan Manuel Santos states that assassinations of peasant leaders who support land restitution for those displaced by violence must not be permitted and will not halt the process, the…
Colombia’s interior and justice minister has announced on Twitter that nearly 250,000 acres of land will be returned to Afro-Colombian communities who have been forcibly displaced. German Vargas Lleras used…