Neo-paramilitaries known as “Aguilas Negras” (Black Eagles) are imposing a “reign of terror” over Colombian journalists, according to press freedom group Reporters Without Borders. The “extreme right-wing militia” was added…
Two Colombian union leaders have received death threats from the Aguilas Negras neoparamilitary group, the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) said Monday. According to WOLA, the President and Vice-President…
Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro, several leftist congressmen and human rights defenders have received a letter notifying prominent leftist political politicians they have been “sentenced to death” in a letter signed…
There are about 700 Colombian towns and villages that have the presence of illegal groups, according to the third national report on disarmament, demobilization and reintegration. The report conducted by…
The former commander of the Nariño Police Force, Colonel William Montezuma, was accused Wednesday by prosecutors in Bogota for his alleged involvement in the disappearance and subsequent murder of Lieutenant…
Paramilitary forces have been mobilizing to launch an assault on communities in humanitarian zones in northern Colombia, according to community representatives. Self-Determining Communities, Life, Dignity (CAVIDA) released a statement saying…
The leaders of three human rights NGOs that work with victims of armed conflict in Colombia reported receiving death threats from the neo-paramilitary criminal gang “Aguilas Negras” (Black Eagles) Tuesday,…
An estimated 1,500 artists and supporters united in protest Tuesday against the death threats sent to 12 theater groups one week ago in Bogota, reported Colombian media. The colorful, musical,…
Twelve Bogota theater groups have received death threats from the neo-paramilitary group “Aguilas Negras,” local media reported Thursday. Luis Vicente Estupiñan, from the Teatro la Disidencia theater group, reported the…