Kidnappings in Colombia rise 5.6% in 2011
Kidnappings in Colombia rose 5.6% in 2011, compared to the previous year, reported El Espectador Wednesday. In that period, the number of foreign nationals taken captive more than tripled, with…
Kidnappings in Colombia rose 5.6% in 2011, compared to the previous year, reported El Espectador Wednesday. In that period, the number of foreign nationals taken captive more than tripled, with…
Colombia’s neo-paramilitary groups continue to enjoy the protection of elements of the state, the director of a leading think tank said Tuesday. In an interview with Colombia Reports, Leon Valencia,…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos publicly apologized Monday to the victims of a 1999 massacre in southern Colombia. Santos went on to unveil a new Reparations for Victims Act, declaring…
Colombian neo-paramilitary groups have extended their influence along the Venezuelan border, engaging in drug trafficking and forging links with local criminal gangs, reported El Espectador Monday. Groups such as Los…
The Colombian government has rejected claims by ex-President Alvaro Uribe that the trial of his former peace commissioner has political undertones which might pressure judges for a conviction, reported El Espectador…
The Colombian Army has announced a new military operation entitled ‘Sword of Honor,’ a multi-agency effort to destroy the country’s largest rebel group FARC, reported newspaper El Espectador Monday. The…
The former Mayor of Cartagena, Judith Pinedo Florez, faces charges over irregularities in the appointment of officials, reported Colombian media Monday. The appointments, during her 2008-2011 tenure, apparently failed to…
Colombia’s ex-president Alvaro Uribe has insisted the former peace commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo, who’s facing charges of embezzlement and fraud, did not fake the demobilization of FARC guerrillas, reported Radio…
The U.S. government has offered $5 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Colombian drug lord “Mechas,” a State Department notice confirmed Monday. Juan Fernando Alvarez-Meyendorff is thought to…