46 cases of child recruitment in Colombia in 2013: Ombudsman
Colombia’s Ombudsman said Wednesday there were 46 cases of child recruitment on the behalf of illegal armed groups during 2013, adding to the total of 4,935 cases since 1999. Ombudsman…
Colombia’s Ombudsman said Wednesday there were 46 cases of child recruitment on the behalf of illegal armed groups during 2013, adding to the total of 4,935 cases since 1999. Ombudsman…
Two ex-members of the demobilized paramilitary coalition AUC are currently locked in a deadly struggle for control of the drug trade on Colombia’s eastern plains, known as Los Llanos. In…
An attack attributed to Colombia’s largest rebel group, FARC, on Monday left one soldier and one child dead while at least 26 more were injured in the southern Colombian department…
As the peace talks between Colombia’s largest guerrilla group and the government prepare to take a week-long break, the lead government negotiator on Monday said that the rebels should not…
“Colombia, this is for you,” on Sunday said Colombian singer Juanes after receiving a Grammy for Best Latin Pop Album. The Medellin native received the Grammy for his MTV Unplugged…
A grenade explosion on Sunday night killed one person and wounded another five near the northern Colombian city of Cucuta. According to reports, unknown men lobbed a grenade against a…
Rebels from Colombia’s largest guerrilla group, the FARC, on Sunday launched an attack on an oil site in northern Colombia. According to reports, a group of FARC insurgents approached a…
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake rocked Colombia Saturday morning. There were no preliminary reports on damages or injuries. The epicenter of the earthquake was in Yacuanquer, a village in the southwestern…
Colombia’s largest rebel group, FARC, announced Friday the end of the armed strike which has paralyzed western Colombia for over a week. The rebels said the strike, which began in…