Disappearances in Medellin increased 20% in 2013
The Medellin ombudsman report released Thursday revealed both a 20% increase in disappearances in the Medellin area for 2013, and an 88% increase in disappeared persons later found murdered.
The Medellin ombudsman report released Thursday revealed both a 20% increase in disappearances in the Medellin area for 2013, and an 88% increase in disappeared persons later found murdered.
A member of the Human Rights Unit of the Prosecutor General’s Office asked the Colombian Supreme Court to investigate the involvement of former governors and military leaders in the 1998…
Ecopetrol, Colombia’s state-run oil and gas company, said on Tuesday that its proven oil reserves and production increased in 2013 yet fell short of its initial production goals.
Military sources have said three soldiers were killed in an armed confrontation with FARC guerrillas in the southwest of Colombia on Tuesday, reported El Espectador newspaper.
Colombia’s Minister of Defense said Monday that intelligence officials had intercepted ELN communications discussing their perpetration of the attempted assassination of a leftwing presidential candidate on Sunday.
Colombian electoral authorities have announced that more than half a million Colombians living outside Colombia are eligible to vote during March’s congressional elections said nation radio Tuesday.
Colombia striker Radamel Falcao issued a statement on Monday chastising political candidates who have used of his image in their propaganda for the upcoming congressional elections in March.
The Colombian government and FARC returned to peace talks Monday under a cloud of mistrust created by recent spying and corruption allegations in the military.
Four members of the Colombian military lost their lives Sunday when their Blackhawk helicopter crashed in the central state of Meta.