A court slammed Colombia’s prosecution and US prison authorities for frustrating investigations into war crimes of former paramilitary bosses who were extradited on drug trafficking charges. Medellin’s Superior Tribunal criticized…
Colombia’s increase in homicides is mainly due to assassinations that doubled between 2017 and last year, a study revealed. According to think tank Futuros Urbanos, 61% of the homicides committed…
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro proposed the government of US President Joe Biden to radically reform policies on the extradition of alleged drug traffickers. The Petro administration proposed to Rahul Gupta,…
Colombia’s police suspended forcibly eradicating coca, the base ingredient of cocaine. The historic decision was announced by the director of the National Police, director General Henry Sanabria. Authorities ended the…
President Gustavo Petro has rejected his predecessor’s disastrous response to a security crisis in Colombia, but can’t immediately implement his own. Since the president took office earlier this month, hundred…
Public security in Medellin has improved dramatically after Mayor Daniel Quintero introduced a new security policy and local crime syndicate Oficina de Envigado lost power. According to the mayor, Medellin’s…
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro ordered an unprecedented and controversial purge of the police as part of a reorganization of the security forces. Petro’s appointment of a new military command forced…
The governments of Colombia and Venezuela announced the names of the ambassadors who will be in charge of restoring ruptured diplomatic ties between the two neighbors. The government of President…
Venezuela’s diaspora in Colombia is exposed to major threats that are left unaddressed by government authorities, according to the International Crisis Group (ICG). In a report, ICG exposed the dire…