On this page, you’ll find the latest updates on Colombia and the current security situation as of November 2024. WOLA closely ...

We empower local citizens in Colombia’s most conflict-affected communities by providing essential tools, fostering open ...

Data from the United Nations shows 23% of women aged 20 to 24 in Colombia were married as a child. The global average is 20%, ...

Eli Rubashkyn, a transgender refugee, has for a second time been denied a discharge without conviction for pouring tomato ...

This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers ...

Colombian Congress has voted to eradicate the law that allowed child marriages with parental consent after 17 years of ...

Latin America’s criminal organizations used to make most of their billions trafficking drugs. But now, in Colombia, Peru, the ...

Until late last year, Daniel Cortes De La Valle had not stepped foot in his native Colombia since 1998. His mother moved him ...

“By pulling together – governments in the global North and South, banks and businesses, civil society and communities, young and old – we can push back against organized crime, everywhere, for safety ...

The initial proposal to reform the law used the slogan “They’re girls, not wives” and aimed to prevent young girls from being ...

Last week, November 7 and 8, Bogota, Colombia hosted the first ever Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children, an initiative of ...

Ronald Whelan came to the attention of the National Crime Agency when he was arrested after pulling a knife on a fellow train ...