Equality

Guatemala Still Searches for Cristina as Femicide’s Silence Grows Louder 0
- WE ARE, Equality
- July 7, 2026
Fifteen years after Cristina Siekavizza vanished in Guatemala, her family’s plea for anonymous tips cuts through a region where femicide laws exist, bodies disappear, and justice too often arrives late, partial, or not at all for women.
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Colombia Confronts Female Genital Mutilation With Law and Moral Patience 0
- Equality, WE ARE
- June 11, 2026
Colombia’s new female genital mutilation law targets a hidden crisis affecting Indigenous girls, choosing prevention over punishment and forcing Latin America to face a difficult truth: protecting children sometimes means confronting harmful traditions without humiliating the communities carrying them forward.
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Colombia May Fail Girls as Female Genital Mutilation Bill Stalls 0
- WE ARE, Equality
- May 26, 2026
Colombia’s pending female genital mutilation bill risks dying before a final Senate debate. These alarming rights groups say Indigenous girls remain exposed while lawmakers delay prevention, community education, and a coordinated national response to a hidden human rights emergency.
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Colombian Left Bets on Indigenous Woman Power as Violence Shadows Ballot 0
- Equality, WE ARE
- March 10, 2026
Iván Cepeda’s selection of Indigenous senator Aída Quilcué as his running mate changes how we see Colombia’s May 31 vote — as a test of security, identity, and ongoing peace efforts. Polls show him in the lead, but violence against Indigenous leaders still shapes the situation.
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Peruvian Amazon Artist KAY Exposes Sexual Violence Against Women Through Performance 0
- WE DO, Activism, Equality, WE ARE
- February 18, 2026
In Iquitos, artist Kay Zevallos steps into the Itaya River while menstruating, confronting a childhood warning about the pink river dolphin. Her performances argue the bufeo myth has been twisted to mask sexual violence, from rubber boom days to now.
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IFC launches initiative to empower women-owned SMEs to become suppliers to large companies in Colombia 0
- WE ARE, Equality
- August 18, 2024
The “Sourcing2Equal Colombia Suppliers” program is a clear manifestation of IFC’s commitment to gender equality and inclusive economic development.
One year after the arrival in Colombia of the international program “Sourcing2Equal”, developed by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the first “Suppliers Sourcing2Equal Colombia” program is born, hand in hand with the EAFIT University, which seeks to prepare women’s companies and SMEs to compete in the markets of large companies in the country.
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