Spanish judge to advise OAS mission in Colombia
Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon will travel to Colombia to work as an advisor to the Organization of American States (OAS) on human rights issues in the country and to monitor…
Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon will travel to Colombia to work as an advisor to the Organization of American States (OAS) on human rights issues in the country and to monitor…
The prosecutor for Colombia’s anti-narcotics unit (UNAIM) resigned Thursday after claiming that she did not receive the full support of the prosecutor general in the cases she handled. In her…
Colombian authorities announced Thursday the capture of four individuals requested by the U.S. for extradition on drug trafficking charges, El Espectador reports. The arrests came after a joint operation that…
Colombia’s armed forces have killed at least ten guerrillas from the FARC’s 30th Front in the western department of Choco, Caracol Radio reported Thursday. The deaths came as a result…
Relations between France and Colombia reached breaking point prior to the release of Ingrid Betancourt, with France convinced that only Venezuela could successfully liberate the French-Colombian hostage, a WikiLeaks cable…
The Supreme Court opened an investigation Tuesday against former congressman Luis Fernando Almario for his alleged ties to paramilitary groups while in office, El Espectador reported. The Court is seeking…
An alleged FARC attack on a police station in the department of Nariño left one soldier dead while wounding four others, El Espectador reported Wednesday. The attack occurred in the…
Several officials from Colombia’s Ministry of Defense privately suspected corruption in the process that saw former Navy Admiral Gabriel Arango Bacci acquitted in 2009 of all charges relating to ties…
Two lawsuits were filed Tuesday against Chiquita Brands International for their alleged role in supporting the massacre and torture of 931 people in Colombia’s banana growing region. The two cases,…