Brazil on Tuesday denied Colombian claims it had asked its neighbor to the south to participate in the planned release of FARC hostages. On Sunday, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos…
The United States said Monday Colombia had not yet met its obligations to protect labor unionists required for the Free Trade Agreement to come into effect. Jose Fernandez, the U.S.…
Colombia’s Inspector General orders an investigation into public officials who may have helped farmers accused of faking displacement, reported local media Monday. The inquiry will look at whether employees of…
International acts TV on the Radio, MGMT and Caifanes will play Colombia next month at Estereo Picnic, a one-day festival near Bogota. They form part of a stellar 2012 line-up…
Luis Carlos Restrepo, the former Colombian peace commissioner accused of staged a fake FARC demobilization, has been charged with contempt of court for fleeing the country. Restrepo, who was facing charges…
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) announces it will investigate the 1985 Palace of Justice siege, including the former Colombian president’s role. The court will examine the circumstances surrounding…
Regional journalists in Colombia work in “an atmosphere of fear and self-censorship”, said the country’s Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP) Thursday in its annual report. Reporters working in areas where…
A Colombian tribe is facing possible extinction after being driven from their land by the FARC and paramilitaries, an international NGO has warned. The Nukak Maku, a nomadic hunter gatherer…
Colombia’s Comptroller General has warned criminal gangs are profiting from health service embezzlement, reported local media Thursday. Sandra Morelli said a review of 70 regional health services had revealed a…