Colombia is the last team from the Americas still in the Women's World Cup. Tomorrow morning they'll play England in Sydney's quarterfinals. This is the furthest Colombian soccer has ever advanced on ...

More than 200 women with caring responsibilities have been freed from prison under the country’s Public Utility Law ...

Sr. Diana Herrera Castañeda still remembers those tense weekends from her childhood in Bogotá. "It was the time of Pablo Escobar," Herrera said. "I was about 9 years old. On Fridays, Saturdays and ...

Colombia has been enjoying an impressive run at this year’s Women’s World Cup and its historic achievements are drawing plenty of attention back home. There may be more than 14,000 kilometers (over ...

“My God, you also handed my son freedom,” said Patricia Cortes when she left El Buen Pastor prison on September 17, 2024. She had hoped to be able to guarantee her son’s food and health upon leaving ...

Job scarcity and the hope of striking it rich are driving women to pursue mining despite the grueling conditions. Colombian emeralds are highly valued globally, with the potential for significant ...

BOGOTA, Colombia, March 8 (UNHCR) - "My name is Marta [not her real name]. I come from a village close to a big river, where paramilitaries and guerrillas have been fighting for years. One day five ...

BOGOTA, Colombia, November 28 (UNHCR) - The figures speak for themselves. According to a systematic survey, 41 percent of all Colombian women have suffered from violence in their own home. Among the ...