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For the first time in modern history, a former Colombian president has been detained and must face criminal charges. Alvaro Uribe & his lawyer are charged with witness tampering and bribery in an attempt to falsely accuse an opposition senator.

The actions of the Colombian Army are extremely grave and a demonstrable threat to human and civil rights in Colombia. When the army creates a clandestine “opposition” list of media & civil society groups, it recalls shadows of Pinochet, political torture and assassination. The...

United Nations High Commissioner For Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has issued statements and the UN Report on human rights in Colombia. Bachelet stated grave concerns regarding persistent violence, misuse of the Colombian armed forces by the Ivan Duque administration, and the...

Leonisa features 6 “top models” on their website. Lada Kravchenko (Russia), Elle Wagner (USA), Marquita Pring (USA), Tamara Lazic (Serbia), Alexandra Elise (USA), and Nina Agdal (Denmark). None are Colombian or from Latin America.

On November 21, massive protests took place throughout Colombia; the largest at least since 1977, over 40 years ago. Though limited labor union strikes and university student protests are fairly common in Colombia, this was a public action unseen in Colombia for at least two...

Trump has railed against the spike in coca cultivation in Colombia, focusing on drug trafficking and the Venezuela crisis while largely ignoring the country's peace process.

Colombia's coca crop has been expanding by 45% per year since 2013 and reached a recorded high of 171,000 hectares in 2017.

Trump was originally scheduled to make his first trip to Colombia earlier this year during a trip to the Summit of the Americas in Lima. But he abruptly canceled those travel plans at the last minute.

While the situation on the border remains dire, IACHR head Margarette Macaulay praised a Colombian response that has been "without a doubt, an example for the region and the world.”

The visit will be a part of the secretary’s larger trip to South America, including stops in Brazil, Argentina, and Chile.