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During the half century of armed conflict between the government and guerrilla fighters, many members of Colombia’s LGBT community were victims of violence and sexual assault. Now the government is dragging its feet on their demands for reparations.
Female street artists in Colombia are using the once male-dominated art form to challenge preconceptions about gender and race, and combat violence against women.
Pregnancy was outlawed among the rebel armies of Colombia during the 52-year civil war. Now the guerilla camps are demobilizing, female fighters are free to have children for the first time.
Alejandra Segura is one of the eight women deminers working to clear Colombia of deadly explosives – a gargantuan task that the country’s president has promised to finish in the next four years.
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