A neo-paramilitary group in the Magdalena Valley has declared war on rival organizations operating in the region, Colombian media reported Tuesday. According to newspaper El Tiempo, the group, the Gaitanista…
You could almost hear President Uribe fighting back tears during his speech when he spoke of what lies ahead for Colombia, after the Constitutional Court ruled 7-2 against a referendum…
A poll released Monday shows that a majority of Colombians are unhappy with the Constitutional Court ruling on Friday, which prevents President Uribe running for a third term. Semana magazine,…
The U.S. 2010 Trade Policy Agenda cautions that the Colombia free trade agreement will not be voted on in U.S. Congress until Colombia does more to address labor abuses. “We…
In a speech to the U.N. Human Rights Council on Monday, Colombian Vice President Francisco Santos accused the U.N. of using double standards to judge Colombia’s human rights record. “When…
Colombia concluded negotiations on Monday for a free trade agreement with the European Union, after nine rounds of talks. Trade Minister Luis Guillermo Plata said that the negotiations liberalized conditions…
Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel Silva said Friday that the death of nine Ecuadorians in a suspected FARC attack near the Colombia-Ecuador border on Wednesday is evidence that the rebel group…
President Uribe met with CIA director Leon Panetta on Thursday to discuss the Colombia-U.S free trade agreement and the overhaul of Colombia’s scandal-ridden intelligence agency, DAS. During the hour-long meeting,…
The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday charged relatives of the Rodriguez Orejuela brothers who ran the Cali cartel with making false statements and impeding a criminal investigation. Gilberto and Miguel…