NGO seeks to stop conflict victims falling through the cracks
A recent study on violence in Colombia aims to provide an objective overview of the often murky facts of the nation’s ongoing conflict, through an analysis of murders and disappearances…
A recent study on violence in Colombia aims to provide an objective overview of the often murky facts of the nation’s ongoing conflict, through an analysis of murders and disappearances…
Months of simmering tension between Colombia and Venezuela exploded into a shouting match between Colombian President Alvaro Uribe and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at the Rio Group Summit in Mexico…
Ombudsman Volmar Perez on Wednesday expressed his concern over the displacement of approximately 300 indigenous Colombians in the southern department of Nariño. Perez confirmed that 60 indigenous families from the…
The Colombian government on Tuesday denied claims by the Peruvian government that guerrilla organization the FARC are in possession of Russian anti-aircraft missiles. Defense Minister Gabriel Silva said that the…
Peruvian prosecutors allege that the FARC bought at least seven Russian anti-aircraft missiles that could be used against helicopters essential to the Colombian government’s fight against the guerrilla group, El Nuevo…
Venezuela rejected Colombia’s offer to help the socialist nation’s “electricity emergency” by selling it extra power. Venezuela has not yet responded to overtures by the Colombian government to repair severed…
Colombian authorities raised the number of victims who lost their lives in a FARC attack on a candidate for the governorship of the Guaviare department to five. Following preliminary reports…
A gubernatorial candidate in Colombia’s south-eastern Guaviare department was injured on Sunday after alleged FARC guerrillas attacked his election caravan in an apparent kidnapping attempt. Guerrillas ambushed the motorcade in…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on Saturday said he was confident that some 120,000 of the country’s estimated three million displaced people will return home this year. According to Uribe, 60,000…