Colombia's Historic Apology for State-Led Extermination
By Josep Freixes - November 10, 2025 Gustavo Petro presided over the public ceremony in which the state apologized to the victims for the extermination of the left in the 1980s and 1990s. Credit: A.P. / Colombia One. In the city of Santa Marta, during the Fourth Summit between the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union, the Colombian state on Sunday made public an act of acknowledgment and apology to the victims of the extensive proce
Colombia One
Nov 9
Colombia's Atrato River 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 Afro-descendant communities By Steven Grattan A group of women, part of Asociacion Nuestra Casa Comun, or Our Community House Association, go by boat to an area destroyed by illegal mining, on the Quito River, the Atrato River’s main tributary, near Paimado, Colombia, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Ivan Va
ABC 1
Oct 22
U.S. Military’s Boat Strike Escalates Tensions With Venezuela
The Trump administration has ramped up pressure on Venezuela through an unprecedented military deployment and use of force in international waters off its coast. Concerns of further escalation have mounted as U.S. officials signal more strikes are likely to come.
Argentina: Women Face Increased Violence
In a country once lauded as a progressive bastion in Latin America, protections are being dismantled by a populist leader, and...
The Guardian
Aug 19
Peru: Amnesty Bill Signed into Law
Impunity Granted to Security Forces Violates Peru’s International Obligations President Dina Boluarte during an ordinary session of the...
Human Rights Watch
Aug 19
'Never again': Indigenous Bolivians Sour on Socialism
A Bolivian Indigenous woman walks past a car with campaign posters of Bolivian presidential candidate Samuel Doria Medina © MARTIN...
