Posted by Charles Parkinson | Jan 25, 2012 | News
Colombia’s neo-paramilitary groups continue to enjoy the protection of elements of the state, the director of a leading think tank said Tuesday. In an interview with Colombia Reports, Leon Valencia, director of Corporacion...
Read MorePosted by Charles Parkinson | Jan 24, 2012 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos publicly apologized Monday to the victims of a 1999 massacre in southern Colombia. Santos went on to unveil a new Reparations for Victims Act, declaring the need, “to heal wounds that...
Read MorePosted by Charles Parkinson | Jan 23, 2012 | News
Colombian neo-paramilitary groups have extended their influence along the Venezuelan border, engaging in drug trafficking and forging links with local criminal gangs, reported El Espectador Monday. Groups such as Los Urabeños...
Read MorePosted by Charles Parkinson | Jan 23, 2012 | News
The Colombian government has rejected claims by ex-President Alvaro Uribe that the trial of his former peace commissioner has political undertones which might pressure judges for a conviction, reported El Espectador Monday....
Read MorePosted by Charles Parkinson | Jan 23, 2012 | News
The Colombian Army has announced a new military operation entitled ‘Sword of Honor,’ a multi-agency effort to destroy the country’s largest rebel group FARC, reported newspaper El Espectador Monday. The...
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