Colombia’s Ministry of Defense denounced the ELN rebel group, Colombia’s second largest, before the United Nations Human Rights Commission for indiscriminate attacks using improvised weapons.
Mining companies Drummond Ltd. and Glencore subsidiary Prodeco denied allegations the companies provided financial and logistical support to armed groups, but declined to provide substantive details on Tuesday.
Colombia’s largest rebel group, the FARC, have rejected accusations by former president and senator-elect Alvaro Uribe that they forced voters re-elect the incumbent president “with a gun to the neck.”
Former Colombian vice-presidential candidate Aida Avella announced that her left-wing Patriotic Union Party must reorganize and unite in order to achieve its goals.
Experts at the National Defense University said Wednesday that Colombia may not be able to adequately fund reintegration programs and transitional justice in an eventual peace deal with the FARC…
Election officials in Colombia have been issued a court order to recount 14% of the vote from the March 9 congressional elections, according to local media.
Former Colombian Vice-President Francisco Santos has called claims that he eavesdropped on a fellow party rival “crazy” and lashed out at the Colombian media for reporting on the story.
Colombia’s prison authorities, also known as INPEC, have declared that there are over 2,000 inmates with mental illnesses throughout Colombia’s 138 prisons, according to Colombian local media.
Colombia coach Jose Pekerman was very enthusiastic over Colombia’s 4 to 1 victory over Japan on Tuesday, but remained pragmatic over the upcoming World Cup match against Uruguay in the…