Colombia Migration Office officials involved in crime ring
Seven Colombian migration officials are facing jail time for a coordinated crime ring that allowed criminals wanted by national and international authorities to leave the country unchecked.
Seven Colombian migration officials are facing jail time for a coordinated crime ring that allowed criminals wanted by national and international authorities to leave the country unchecked.
The head of Colombia’s second largest guerrilla group, the ELN, urged Colombia to mend strained diplomatic ties with neighbor Venezuela, “key” in attempts to formalize ongoing peace talks.
Colombia’s foreign minister announced Thursday that she will meet with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon next Wednesday to discuss an ongoing border crisis with Venezuela.
The ELN, Colombia’s second largest rebel group, allegedly burned five trucks effectively blocking the road from Quibdo to Medellin, local media reported Wednesday.
Colombia’s largest rebel group, the FARC, has violated their unilateral ceasefire that began on July 20 on nine occasions, according to the country’s conservative opposition.
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos announced that he will take an ongoing border crisis with Venezuela to the United Nations after more than 10,000 Colombians were displaced from the neighboring country.
Over 300 Colombian children remain separated from at least one parent after Venezuela deported more than 1,000 Colombians and thousands of others fled.
Already tense relations between Colombia and Venezuela reached new highs on Monday as Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused the Colombian government of condoning a plot to assassinate him.
The UN representative in Colombia on Monday expressed deep concern over the potential impact that border tensions with Venezuela could have on ongoing peace talks with the FARC rebel group.