Twenty-three percent more policemen and soldiers were killed so far this year compared to 2018, according to a report by conflict monitor CERAC. The murder of a second Army corporal…
The mayor of a town in the south of Colombia was arrested on Saturday over his alleged involvement in the murder of a social leader last year. Miguel Antonio Rico,…
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 four days in Colombia, according to a report from the Foundation for Peace and Reconciliation (PARES). The organization that monitors armed conflict in the…
Colombian authorities on Friday captured a 17 year old boy who is suspected of murdering more that 30 people, reported local media. The boy refereed to by police as “Frijolito”…
Colombia’s ELN rebel group condemned Sunday’s failed assassination attempt on left-wing presidential candidate Aida Avella, in a statement released Tuesday.
Patriotic March (Marcha Patriotica) founder and former Senator Piedad Cordoba took to Colombian media outlets Monday to denounce the latest in a series of political assassinations targeting members of her…
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…
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…