Colombia bans child marriage to protect vulnerable girls and combat modern slavery
Human Lives Human Rights: A landmark law banning child marriage in Colombia marks a big step in protecting children’s rights. ...
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Tag: Colombia
A Week in Review: The Council and the High Commissioner for Human Rights’ Actions and Achievements
Human Lives Human Rights: On June 26, the United Nations Human Rights Committee began its 138th session in Geneva. It ...
Venezuelan women face increasing gender-based violence
Human Lives Human Rights: Colombia and Peru have failed to guarantee, protect and respect the right to a life free ...
Disproportionate deaths from Covid are the result of pre-existing inequalities
Human Lives Human Rights: Latin America and the Caribbean region’s obscene socio-economic inequality has proven fatal during the Covid pandemic ...
Bloody year starts in America with more than 20 killings in Jan 2022
Human Lives Human Rights: The dangers of defending human rights and journalism have increased in Latin America with at least ...
US Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Submitted 7 Amendments to protect human rights
Human Lives Human Rights: US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced seven amendments that collectively seek to end U.S. practices that have ...
U.N. human rights chief urges probe into Colombia protester deaths
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has called for prompt investigation into the deaths of anti-government protestors in ...
Colombia protests death toll reaches 42: rights group
ASSOCIATED PRESS-Forty-two people have died during anti-government protests that began two weeks ago amid discontent fueled by growing poverty and ...
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