‘Massacre’ of Colombian forests has to stop: Santos
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos warned Friday the country had lost 10% of its forest in the last 20 years, reported Radio Caracol. “I’ve already said it and today I…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos warned Friday the country had lost 10% of its forest in the last 20 years, reported Radio Caracol. “I’ve already said it and today I…
Colombia said Friday it would not need Brazil to provide logistics during the upcoming release of six FARC hostages. Interior Minister Germain Vargas Lleras said, “At the moment we do…
The United Nations has condemned Colombia for failing to prosecute cases of forced displacement. Speaking at a specially-convened hearing on accountability, the UN’s representative for displaced people in Colombia, Terry…
Men who abuse their partners must be removed from their homes, and children must be taught about domestic violence in schools, the Colombian government has announced. In a raft of…
Medellin has been bustling with beauty this week as the city’s first major fashion event, Colombiatex, was held in the city. Organizers hope that the three-day event, attended by 400…
The Colombian government reacted angrily Wednesday to a FARC video naming the six hostages it planned to release, reported newspaper El Espectador. Responding to a video in which FARC commander…
A FARC demand that the Colombian Constitution be amended to make prisoner exchanges a state obligation is “absurd,” the country’s justice minister told local media Wednesday. Responding to statements in…
The FARC has announced the names of six hostages to be released after more than 11 years in captivity. In a video released online, FARC commander Ivan Marquez said Corporal…
An ex-FARC member, charged with helping to stage a fake rebel demobilization, will incriminate Colombia’s former peace commissioner following paramilitary threats, said the guerrilla’s former lawyer. Olivo Saldaño, the former…