A delegate for women displaced by violence in Colombia’s inspector general’s office Thursday said the government is failing to provide protection especially for women and also alleged corruption. According to El…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has set a government target to compensate 151,000 victims of the civil conflict in 2013, according to a government press release on Wednesday. Santos stated that…
Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin thanked the Ecuador government for welcoming approximately 50,000 Colombian refugees that have fled to Ecuador due to poverty and forced displacement in previous years.…
At least 400 indigenous people fled their villages in western Colombia in the last few days to escape violence attributed to the FARC. Community leaders have recently condemned FARC activity…
Canada announced Wednesday an additional $1.6 million to Colombia to help bolster the country’s land restitution and peace initiatives. “Canada is proud to support the Government of Colombia’s land restitution…
The Colombian Rural Development Institute on Wednesday appropriated more than 3,000 acres of land in northern Colombia for formally displaced farmers, local media reports. After months of inspection and litigation,…
An Ombudsman official in western Colombia has received a death threat from unknown persons, El Espectador reported Thursday. According to the local newspaper, an official in the Buenaventura Ombudsman’s office…
Around 300 indigenous members of the Embera Katio tribe will be relocated to a town, just outside of their native territory in western Colombia. The High Councilor from the Rights…
Canadian resource exploitation companies who have been moving into Colombia are contributing to what Amnesty International has called “a stunning human rights crisis” for the Latin American country’s vulnerable indigenous…