First ever all-female anti-riot squad
Colombia’s police force is set to be bolstered by its first all-female anti-riot squad. The women have been in training, facing mock riots in order to prepare for real situations,…
Colombia’s police force is set to be bolstered by its first all-female anti-riot squad. The women have been in training, facing mock riots in order to prepare for real situations,…
Medellin’s second Women and the Arts Festival, which opens Thursday, aims to strengthen women’s role in art and culture through painting, sculpture and performance workshops. The Medellin mayor invites all…
“1,000 Women for Peace,” an exhibit about 1,000 women around the world who were jointly nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, will be on display in Cartagena in September. Visitors…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos was visibly distraught after finding out there was no time for a trip to Rio de Janeiro during his official visit to Brazil that started Wednesday.…
Army intelligence has established that female rebel fighters make up a significant proportion of the FARC’s supreme commander “Alfonso Cano”‘s inner circle, reports newspaper El Tiempo. Brigadier General Juan Pablo…
Thousands of female entrepreneurs will take over the city of Cali later this week for an International Summit on Women in Business, to celebrate the year of the woman as…
Some 2,335 women have demobilized from illegal armed groups since 2006, many of them in order to have children, according to the Defense Ministry’s Office for Humanitarian Aid to the…
The United Nations wants Colombia to improve conditions for women, especially those who are victims of the country’s armed conflict, the organization said in its annual Women’s Day report. According…
A new study found that Colombia has one of the lowest numbers of females working for government bodies, ranking 113th in a study of 140 countries worldwide, reported Semana on…