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, 2025
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, 2025
Bogotá Hague Group announces steps to hold Israel accountable
A group of 12 countries from across the world has committed to barring arms transfers to Israel, among other steps. Colombia's acting...
Al Jazeera
Jul 17, 2025
Colombia blocks deportees, backs down when Trump threatens
Colombian President Gustavo Petro, pictured at the White House in April 2023, said Sunday his country will not accept U.S. flights of...
Colombia: Enforced disappearances a daily reality
GENEVA/BOGOTA - Enforced disappearance remains a horrific reality across Colombia, with tens of thousands of victims unaccounted for and...
Colombia armed groups used peace talks to build strength
Admiral Francisco Cubides attends his appointment ceremony as the new Commander in Chief of the Colombian Military Forces, at the Jose...
Reuters
Dec 2, 2024
