Deadly violence targeting Colombia’s human rights defenders and community leaders maintained in 2023, according to data by think tank Indepaz. According to the non-governmental organization, 188 ...

According to think tank Indepaz, 189 community leaders and human rights defenders were assassinated last year against 171 in 2021. The registered assassinations took place throughout Colombia, ...

Scientists and conservationists are calling for action to stop violence against Indigenous peoples, local communities and environmental defenders across the Amazon region in South America.

Communities are close-knit, ... What you probably would not guess from hearing Mercedes’s story is that Colombia has strong laws on violence against women, ...

BOGOTA, Colombia, November 25 (UNHCR) - On the morning of May 5, 2003, Omaira Fernández took a walk to the stream that runs near her home in the indigenous reserve of Betoyes, in the Colombian ...

A mural against sexual violence in Buenaventura, Colombia. Local human rights defenders say paramilitaries use sexual violence and femicide as systematic tools to control their territories.

He joined the people of Cartagena on the streets on July 26th for a protest to denounce violence against community activists. The crowd, expressed disapproval for Duque.

Peace has long been elusive in rural Colombia – Black women’s community groups try to bring it closer each day. ... a landmark 2008 law against violence and discrimination against women.

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Illegal armed groups are imposing strict COVID-19 quarantines in parts of Colombia where the state has a weak presence, threatening and even killing those who don’t ...

BOGOTA, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Colombia's government must prioritize communities' safety over military operations against armed groups to stop killings of activists, while ensuring perpetrators face ...