Colombia’s top anti-corruption official released devastating statistics on judicial impunity in corruption investigations. In a press conference, Transparency Secretary Andres Irraga said that prosecution has received 57,582 reports on crimes…
Colombia’s war crimes tribunal JEP announced that it will investigate if former government officials are responsible for the extrajudicial executions of thousands of civilians. The JEP will also look into…
The United Nations’ Human Rights Council agreed to investigate a plot that apparently sought to sabotage Colombia’s ongoing peace process. The council agreed to appoint an investigator to investigate “what…
Colombia’s government and guerrilla group EMC announced the beginning of preliminary peace talks. In a joint statement, Peace Commissioner Danilo Rueda and the EMC’s second-in-command, Andrey Abendaño, said that the…
One of Colombia’s most prominent rebel leaders, “Ivan Marquez,” has died in Venezuela, reported news program CM&. Sources close to Marquez, whose real name was Luciano Marin, have confirmed the…
The commanders of Colombia’s security forces and ELN guerrillas ordered a bilateral cessation of attacks ahead of a bilateral ceasefire. Local media reported guerrilla attacks until hours before the order…
Deadly violence in Buenaventura has been escalating amid failures to implement a promised peace process in Colombia’s main port city on the Pacific coast. The registered surge in homicides threatens…
Leaked recordings suggest that Colombia’s national registrar helped cover up illegal campaign financing in the 2014 presidential elections. The recordings of conversations between far-right former presidential candidate Oscar Ivan Zuluaga…
Colombia’s defense minister said that security forces have arrested the alleged accountant of paramilitary organization AGC. According to Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez, “Bayron” was arrested in an operation in the…