UN warns Colombia over mercury contamination in Atrato River, calls crisis a human rights emergency

A United Nations letter to Colombia warns that mercury contamination from illegal gold mining in the Atrato River basin is causing a grave human rights crisis for Indigenous and ...

'They break you': Colombia debates a ban on conversion therapy

LGBTQ advocates have documented a range of conversion therapy practices in the country that include humiliation, exorcism, ...

-Mayor of Bogota, Colombia, calls for reconciliation after deadly protests

The mayor of Bogota begged forgiveness on Sunday and called for reconciliation after protests in Colombia’s capital the past week left 10 civilians dead and hundreds injured.
The Conversation

US adds Colombia to list of countries failing in fight against drugs – here’s why that matters

Adriana Marin does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
NPR

For the first time in decades, U.S. says Colombia is falling short in the drug war

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — The United States has decertified Colombia as a drug control partner for the first time since 1997. In a memorandum to Congress, President Trump accused Bogotá of "failing ...