An international human rights body has accused Colombia’s security forces of applying “disproportionate and excessive force,” in dealing with street protesters, more than two months since ...

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Colombia’s increasingly authoritarian President Ivan Duque rejected a damning human rights report by the Organization of American States (OAS). In its report, the OAS’ Inter-American Commission on ...

Human rights in Colombia face enormous challenges, especially in rural areas, while the country is undergoing a peace process, the United Nations concluded in its annual report on human rights in the ...

Finally, in the fourth place, the Observatory notes that despite the considerable institutional framework dedicated to protecting human rights defenders in Colombia, the institutional response ...

The seventh review of Colombia before the Human Rights Committee will take place on the 19th and 20th of October in Geneva. The Committee is a UN organ consisting of 18 independent experts whose ...

John McCain said Tuesday he had pressed Colombia President Alvaro Uribe to improve his government's record on human rights but praised his efforts to stabilize the country and reduce the flow of ...

Colombia's human rights situation worsened in 2021 amid rising violence which mainly affected Afro-Colombians and indigenous communities, the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights ...

by Bryan Nott, partner at Simpson Millar 'Colombia: isn't it a bit dicey?' It is possible that the lawyers Michael Cross spoke with when he visited Colombia showed irritation at that question.

An international human rights body has accused Colombia’s security forces of applying “disproportionate and excessive force,” in dealing with street protesters, more than two months since ...