News of colombia

UN condemns 'excessive' use of force in Colombia protests

04-05-2021 12:26 Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights voices "profound shock" at "excessive use of force" by security officers in Colombia, after at least 19 die in protests across the country.

Tax-the-rich initiatives gain support across Latin America

08-04-2021 14:55 Chile, Mexico, Colombia see wealth tax proposals advancing, Argentina and Bolivia have already passed measures; Debt in region soared as pandemic caused worst crash in two centuries.

Tribunal charges former FARC members with war crimes

29-01-2021 17:53 Eight high-ranking members of Colombia's now-defunct FARC guerilla movement, including serving politicians, are being charged with war crimes, a court said Thursday.

Colombia reaches one million confirmed coronavirus cases

25-10-2020 09:33 Colombia, a nation of 50 million, saw cases peak in August and has seen a decline since, but the country is still continuing to register around 8,000 new infections a day.

Virus rages in South America as governments grasp for clues

18-08-2020 15:38 From incoherent mask rules to inconsistent social distancing, South America’s response to the novel coronavirus has been all over the map – here's a look at how each nation is doing.

A refugee crisis is the last thing Latin America needs

29-07-2020 15:55 Latin America is already confronting a public health calamity, an unprecedented economic collapse and incipient social unrest. The last thing it needs is a refugee crisis, as well.

by Mac Margolis

Disease that began among rich shifts to Latin America's poor

29-05-2020 13:04 The virus, initially brought to the region largely by wealthy citizens or visitors coming from Europe and the United States, is now increasingly concentrated in poorer neighbourhoods, where residents have few means of protecting themselves.

Latin America, world’s most crime-ridden region, is suddenly serene

10-04-2020 15:31 In Latin America, coronavirus has driven people into their homes, disrupting patterns of work and school. One change has been welcome – a huge drop in the burglaries and killings that mar daily existence across much of the region.

Argentina, Ecuador deaths raise LatAm virus death toll to five

14-03-2020 01:00 Venezuela, Uruguay, Guatemala and Suriname also report their first cases of the Covid-19 pandemic.

China looks to boost investment, strengthen ties with Colombia

04-03-2020 14:57 Beijing is preparing to sign a deal that would strengthen its ties with Colombia, one of its closest Latin American allies, as its companies pour billions into rail projects, mines and other investments.