By Ovidio Castro Medina Bogota, Mar 28 (EFE).- Little is known about sexual violence against men in Colombia, but official records indicate there have been more than 2,000 victims of this crime over more than five decades of armed conflict. Three of these men – Joel Toscano, Omar Aguilar and Alberto Coneo – have begun …
By Ovidio Castro Medina Bogota, Mar 10 (EFE).- Colombian entrepreneur Miguel Caballero, creator of bulletproof garments for 41 heads of state, has mobilized the workers at his factory in suburban Bogota to meet surging demand for body armor from Ukraine amid the Russian assault that started on Feb. 24. The self-styled “Armani of bulletproof clothing” …
By Ernesto Guzman Jr. and Ovidio Castro Cali, Colombia, Feb 12 (EFE).- The San Felipe hacienda on the outskirts of this southwestern city offers visually impaired people the chance to sample the ornithological riches of Colombia via birdsong. With 1,900 different species, Colombia leads the world in avian diversity, according to the conservation group Proaves. …
By Ovidio Castro Medina Bogotá, Nov 21 (EFE).- The horrors of war remain a heavy burden for victims across Colombia, millions of stories that must be pieced together in the quest for reconciliation and truth. In every corner of the country, people campaign to absolve the names of family members they say were used as …