Tag: assassinations
Deaths of Colombia’s security forces up 23% in 2019: conflict monitor
Twenty-three percent more policemen and soldiers were killed so far this year compared to 2018,...
South Colombia mayor arrested over social leader’s murder
The mayor of a town in the south of Colombia was arrested on Saturday over his alleged involvement...
Are Colombia’s social leaders facing another extermination?
More than 200 social leaders, peasant representatives and human rights defenders have been murdered since the start of Colombia’s peace process, according to a report.
‘A social leader is killed every 4 days in Colombia’: Report
A social leader is killed every four days in Colombia, according to a report from the Foundation...
Colombia police capture teenage assassin accused of more than 30 murders
Colombian authorities on Friday captured a 17 year old boy who is suspected of murdering more that...
ELN condemns assassination attempt on Colombia presidential candidate
Colombia’s ELN rebel group condemned Sunday’s failed assassination attempt on left-wing presidential candidate Aida Avella, in a statement released Tuesday. Despite Colombian Defense Minister Juan Carlos...
30th killing of left-wing political party member since 2013
Patriotic March (Marcha Patriotica) founder and former Senator Piedad Cordoba took to Colombian...
Candidates hire criminals to intimidate opponents: Observers
The Electoral Observation Mission’s (MOE) Claudia Lopez has blamed a large part of the electoral violence recorded by the organization on politicians and candidates. “The candidates themselves are going to groups of common...
Election fraud and violence on the rise in Colombia: Observers
There has been a massive increase in violence and electoral fraud in the build up to Colombia’s local elections in October, according to a report released on Wednesday by the Electoral Observation Mission (MOE). The MOE...
Govt disputes election violence figures
Government ministers have denied claims that six election candidates have been killed in the last week and said election related murders and death threats have been overstated, according to Colombian media. Defense Minister...
North-Colombia governor ‘desperate’ for assistance to curb violence
The governor of the north-Colombian Cordoba department said Monday she is “desperate” for assistance with increasing violence and assassinations in her department. In an interview with W Radio, Governor Marta Saenz...
