Colombia must not pay compensation to ‘false victims’: Prosecutor
Colombia’s Prosecutor General has called for the country’s Justice and Peace Law to be “shielded,” in light of fresh claims people are lying about human rights abuses to falsely get…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General has called for the country’s Justice and Peace Law to be “shielded,” in light of fresh claims people are lying about human rights abuses to falsely get…
President Juan Manuel Santos defends his renewal of ties with Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, saying the neighboring nation has almost entirely paid off its trade debt to Colombia. The Colombian…
The Las Pavas farming community and international NGOs have been accused of staging a set-up to defraud the Colombian state, in one of the country’s most famous land restitution cases.…
The number of people with HIV/AIDS in Colombia is rising, despite a worldwide fall in infection rates by 15% over the last five years. A report released by the World…
The four FARC hostages murdered on Saturday were honored at a funeral Tuesday attended by Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos. Colombia’s Minister of Defense Juan Carlos Pinzon and senior military…
The European Union has called on the FARC to lay down their arms and release all prisoners, following the murder of four hostages during a rescue mission Saturday. The organization’s…
Colombian Vice-President Angelino Garzon has insisted that military rescue attempts of FARC hostages will continue, despite the deaths of four prisoners in an army operation Saturday. Garzon said the government…
Colombia’s agriculture minister called Monday for the urgent repair of rural roads damaged by winter rains. Agriculture minister Juan Camilo Restrepo Salazar said that the poor state of the…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez announced the bilateral lifting of tariffs on 3,500 products, following a meeting Monday. Santos said the aim was to…