Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel Silva defended commander of the armed forces, General Freddy Padilla on Thursday against “false accusations” made against him by “traitors,” over the general’s role in the…
Partido de la U presidential candidate Juan Manuel Santos claimed on Friday that it was he who put an end to the phenomenon of extrajudicial killings by the military during…
A report released on Thursday by a United Nations investigator on extrajudicial killings finds that the perpetrators of the extrajudicial killings in Colombia known as “false positives” enjoy near total…
Colombian presidential candidate Antanas Mockus says President Alvaro Uribe and rival candidate Juan Manuel Santos had “moral,” but not “criminal” responsibility for the “false positives” murders of civilians by…
Presidential candidate Gustavo Petro says that if he is elected to office, he will allow the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate President Alvaro Uribe for involvement in extrajudicial killings, or…
The FARC issued a press release accusing Colombian President Alvaro Uribe of measuring his government’s success in “liters of blood.” The statement, published on the Anncol website, highlights the 2008…
The Colombian Council of State on Tuesday ruled that one army captain and two sergeants convicted of committing “false positive” killings must pay back the money they received as payment…
The Colombian military on Monday was found guilty of another “false positive” murder, and the state must pay $75,000 in damages to the victim’s family. Six years ago, the military…
Six European Parliament officials, and a Spanish senator, will be in Colombia until the end of January in order to investigate cases of human rights abuse. The officials will meet…