Two members of Colombia’s Senate face suspicion about their absence during a key vote about the war crimes tribunal: the two unexpectedly left the floor at the moment of voting.…
Organizations from throughout Colombia decided to implement self-protection measures amid government failures to provide security in the countryside. After a week of demonstrations and talks at the “humanitarian refuge” in…
The ex-security chief of former President Alvaro Uribe was arrested after being sent back to Colombia by the United States on Monday on forced disappearance and murder charges. This arrest…
Two ex-commanders of guerrilla group the FARC said Tuesday they would not appear in front of Colombia’s war tribunal on claims they lack guarantees. “Ivan Marquez,” who was the FARC’s…
Politicians from former guerrilla group FARC have expressed serious security concerns in the run-up to Colombia’s local elections. This year will be the first local and municipal elections since Colombia’s…
Around 1,500 social leaders from across Colombia have gathered at a humanitarian refuge in a plaza in Bogota, opened in protest against rising violence against leaders, human rights defenders and…
Colombia’s State Council has anulled the election of another opposition politician in Congress – the second in two weeks, after popular opposition congressman Antanus Mockus was removed over a conflict…
Largely peaceful demonstrations took place across Colombia, from cities to villages, with thousands taking to the streets for anti-government marches. The protests were against President Ivan Duque’s controversial National Development…
One of Colombia’s first “peace babies,” children who are born and raised at reintegration site for demobilized FARC guerrillas, died at only seven months old after gunmen attacked his parents…