Human rights activist murdered in northern Colombia
A Colombian human rights defender was shot dead in the northern department of Sucre on Wednesday, in what appears to be another attack on activists working to protect the rights…
A Colombian human rights defender was shot dead in the northern department of Sucre on Wednesday, in what appears to be another attack on activists working to protect the rights…
Ecuador on Thursday asked Colombia’s inspector general to hand over evidence of the alleged spying on the Ecuadorean embassy in Bogota by government intelligence agency DAS, reports TeleSURtv. According to Ecuadorean Security…
Colombian authorities asked Brazil to extradite an alleged FARC guerrilla who was arrested twelve days ago in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, El Espectador reported Tuesday. According to reports, Colombian…
A debate among presidential candidates on forced displacement in Colombia was canceled by its organizers on Tuesday due to a “lack of interest” from the candidates, reports Colombian NGO CODHES. The…
Colombian dairy farmers from across the country will launch a last-ditch round of protests on Wednesday to oppose the signing of the Andean nation’s free trade agreement (FTA) with the…
A U.S.-based NGO alleges that they and 80 other Colombian NGOs received death threats from Colombian paramilitary group the “Aguilas Negras.” The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), whose aim…
The murder rate in Bogota has climbed more than 6% so far in 2010, with young people aged 15-29 making up more than half of victims, according to new statistics…
Colombia will celebrate 200 years of independence on July 20 at midday through song, with musicians, singers and children in over 1,000 town squares around the country simultaneously performing the…
Venezuelan authorities deported 48 Colombians on Thursday, including three of the eight Colombians who were arrested on suspicion of espionage in late March, reports El Mundo. The Colombian nationals were…