Colombia denies criminalizing indigenous
The Colombian government denies criminalizing indigenous peoples in a response to a complaint filed by several indigenous groups before the United Nations. “At no time indigenous people were criminalized by…
The Colombian government denies criminalizing indigenous peoples in a response to a complaint filed by several indigenous groups before the United Nations. “At no time indigenous people were criminalized by…
All members of the Barranquilla city council are considered a military target, a letter, supposedly sent to the council by rebel group FARC, says. According to Council President Jorge Rangel,…
Colombian president Alvaro Uribe Thursday dismissed FARC commander Alfonso Cano’s denial the guerrilla group had financially supported Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa’s 2006 campaign and had received weapons from Venezuela. In…
Five children, members of an Awa indigenous tribe in south Colombia, died of hunger and malnutricion in the past two weeks, indigenous organizations say. According to newspaper El Tiempo, local…
Colombian opposition Senator Piedad Cordoba said Saturday she will construct “peace bases” in Colombia. The bases are a response to the U.S.-Colombian plan to expand U.S. military presence in the…
Eleven guerrillas of the ELN deserted Colombia’s second largest rebel group in the south of the country, the army announced Sunday. According to army sources, three small groups deserted the…
Colombian vice-President Francisco Santos Friday praised progress made in the prosecution of members of the Armed Forces who are suspected of murdering civilians. According to the vice-President, 300 members of…
Colombia has until October to improve its policies on displacement, the representative of the UN refugee agency told newspaper El Tiempo. According to the UNCHR representative in Colombia, Jean-Noel Wetterwald,…
Colombia’s air force killed fourteen guerrillas in a bombing of a rebel camp in the central Meta department, authorities say. According to a Defense Ministry spokesman, airplanes bombed the camp…