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 ...

Afro-Colombian woman Yuvelis Morales, a 25-year-old who has spent most of her adult life working to block the world's biggest ...

Patricia Cortes, 22, is a beneficiary of the Public Utility Law. - Nathaly Triana/CNN en Español “My God, you also handed my son freedom,” said Patricia Cortes when she left El Buen Pastor prison on ...

Myriam Cristina Salazar Lozano left high school at the age of 20, when she became pregnant. Now 58 and separated from her daughter’s father, she cares for her three grandchildren, ever since her ...

By Clement Bonnerot DAKAR, April 22 (Reuters) - A Colombian woman deported from the United States to the Democratic Republic ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — From the first day of her pregnancy, the Colombian woman was fainting. Then she started to vomit constantly and had two blood clots. Her health wasn’t going well, nor was her ...

In 2000, the United Nations developed the Women’s Peace and Security (WPS) initiative fully recognizing the need for women to be included as a critical factor in achieving sustainable international ...

Bogota's first woman mayor Claudia Lopez took office Wednesday promising leadership in the troubled Colombian capital and pledging to fight "racism, class distinctions and xenophobia." The center-left ...

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombian authorities are investigating the death of well-known DJ Valentina Trespalacios, according to CNN. A U.S. citizen was arrested in Panama in connection with her death. The ...