Founder of the NGO Libertas International, the US citizen has identified Americans who come to Medellín with the purpose of sexually abusing minors
Colombia’s capital of tourism has instituted a plan against sex work and trafficking in central neighborhoods geared towards “reestablishing public order”, but it fails to address the issue’s most basic causes. Many vulnerable families allow and even promote the sale of their children’s bodies. ‘To the police, we are nothing,’ says one woman
The drug Qdenga, which has begun to be distributed massively in Brazil, could be a useful tool against a disease on the rise in Latin America
Tickets for the Colombian artist’s tour ‘Las Mujeres Ya No lloran’ are now on sale. This leg will consist of 14 concerts in the United States and Canada
The drug lord recounts his life as a key member of the Medellín Cartel after leaving a US prison, where he served 33 years
From Colombia’s north coast to Mexico, corals, mangroves and turtle nests are threatened by the massive influx of floating seaweed
A survey conducted by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance shows that, in 11 of 19 countries analyzed, less than half of voters think that the last elections were free and fair
Brazil will extradite fugitive Jaime Saade to Barranquilla to begin serving his prison sentence
The presidents of Colombia and Venezuela presented a united front following a diplomatic row over the incapacitation of the most visible opposition candidate for the Venezuelan presidential election
It’s important that entrepreneurs and investors put forward proactive green proposals. Coherent regulations are also essential to move towards carbon-neutral and resilient economies
Mayor Federico Gutiérrez banned prostitution in tourist areas after an American was caught with two young girls in a hotel room
President accuses senators of torpedoing healthcare reform after having received foreign money
The climate crisis’ impacts on major African producers has seen cocoa prices soar by over 150%
The president responded to the rejection of his health reform in Congress with an energetic speech and intervention in the public-private EPS system
The city’s mayor Federico Gutiérrez announces the six-month suspension of sex work in the neighborhood El Poblado and limits operating hours of the bars and clubs in the area, in which he says sex trafficking is taking place
Colombia has demanded an apology and will expel diplomats after the Argentine president called Gustavo Petro a ‘terrorist murderer’ during an interview with CNN
President Gustavo Petro has opened the door to dialogue with the largest drug trafficking organization in the country, which presents itself as a ‘political-military organization’
A new report from the IACHR reveals that the departments where defenders are killed the most are the areas with the highest production of coca
Venezuelan, Peruvian, Haitian, Chinese, and Afghan families endure hunger, disease, and violence while they raise money to cross the rainforest and reach Panama, on the only land route that leads from South America to the United States
The region’s far-right leaders are waging a battle against the gains made by the feminist movement
Police are still searching for Ana María Knezevich, a wealthy 40-year-old who was separating from her Serbian husband. She went missing in the Spanish capital after sending two strange text messages to friends
A community living in Cachaca III, near Riohacha in Colombia, is being threatened by the sea, which is encroaching on their territory. On Thursday their case will be heard by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
The deaths of Roberto Vega Daza and two other men in Valencia are thought to be connected to a dispute between a Barranquilla crime family and a gang known as Los Costeños
The United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia commander was one of the most feared warlords in the country and has accused heavyweights in the political and business world of having allied themselves with the paramilitary armies
Two years after the historic ruling that decriminalized abortion up until the 24th week of pregnancy, a new book narrates the quiet battles that were waged to achieve victory
State Department adviser Richard Visek spoke on the third day of hearings at the court into a request by the General Assembly for a non-binding advisory opinion on the legality of Israel’s policies in the occupied territories
La Inmaculada — a criminal group that has been operating for more than a decade — has unleashed an unprecedented wave of violence in the city of Tuluá, which reached its peak over the past week. Hundreds of police officers and soldiers have been deployed to the municipality
