The Ángel Law: How Colombia is cracking down on animal cruelty
The Association for Protection of Animals Mi Mejor Amigo (My Best Friend) NGO took to social media on October 12, 2021 to denounce the brutal...
Month : March 2025
Ecuador changes migration policy, affecting Venezuelan immigrants
Medellín, Colombia – President Daniel Noboa on Tuesday made changes to Ecuador’s migration policy, rescinding amnesty for Venezuelan migrants searching for a legal pathway to...
More violence in Colombia’s troubled Cauca region following release of detained security forces
Bogotá, Colombia – A military convoy heading into the Cañon de del Micay was attacked late on Tuesday near the town of Balboa, Cauca, in...
Regional and legislative elections in Venezuela: Will the opposition participate?
Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) announced that it would postpone legislative and regional elections from April 27 to May 25, 2025. During these elections, voters...
A gang truce in Colombia’s poorest city drastically cut homicide rates, but can it hold?
Quibdó, Colombia – A truce signed between three gangs in December reduced homicide rates in Quibdó, the capital of Colombia’s impoverished Chocó region, by 56%,...
Ecuador’s state of emergency extended for 30 days due to continued internal unrest
Medellín, Colombia – Following the initial state of emergency announced in Ecuador on January 2, President Daniel Noboa on March 4 has extended the measures...
At least seven killed on Sunday in renewed clashes in Colombia’s Catatumbo region
Bogotá, Colombia – The conflict in Colombia’s northeast Catatumbo region flared up over the weekend with new confrontations between armed groups leaving at least seven...
Peru’s Interior Minister’s home raided in investigation for abuse of authority
Lima, Peru — Over the weekend, Peru’s Public Ministry raided the home of the country’s Interior Minister, Juan José Santibáñez, as part of an investigation...
Mass detention of security forces puts spotlight on Colombia’s troubled Cauca region
Bogotá, Colombia – The detention of 29 police and one army soldier after riots in El Plateado, Cauca, have sparked a fresh crisis in this...
Prison Fellowship Colombia uses restorative justice to keep youth away from crime in Medellín
Medellín, Colombia – Colombia’s second largest city, Medellín, has come a long way since the early 1990s when it was dubbed the world’s murder capital. ...
