The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has called on the Colombian government to investigate the threats and aggressions against human rights defenders and to provide them with better protection.…
Members of the Colombian Catholic church will meet with representatives from three criminal bands to define the conditions necessary for turning in the leaders of these groups to authorities, a…
A series of three armed attacks in southwest Colombia’s Valle del Cauca department killed nine people and injured at least 10 others, Caracol Radio reported Tuesday morning. In the department’s…
The cultivation and sale of genetically modified marijuana is becoming more common in southwest Colombia, leading to an increase in prices, newspaper AFP reported. Locals reported that in the mountains…
Colombian authorities have arrested Sandra Nataly Giraldo, alias “Chuky,” accused of murdering two husbands in order to take their life insurance money, along with two accomplices. After 17 months of…
Colombia is increasing its popularity as a travel destination, due to the wide range of cultural and natural diversity that the country has to offer, and the southwest city of…
Colombia plans to expand its energy sector to ensure that the country will continue to meet domestic demand, the country’s mining minister said Monday In an interview with Caracol Radio,…
The bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) between Colombia and Canada will enter into force on August 15, 2011, meaning that the Andean nation will not have to pay taxes on…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos reported that laws and Constitutional reforms approved during the recently concluded Congressional legislative session are unprecedented in the country’s history, the presidential website reported Friday.…