The Gaviria family from Medellin made dispossessing land from displaced war victims their business. Now they’re after Antioquia, Colombia’s second largest economy. The family of Anibal Gaviria became one of…
Colombia’s war crimes tribunal ordered the release of one of the country’s most powerful dynasty politicians after he promised to identify members of congress with ties to illegal armed groups.…
The former security chief of Colombia’s Supreme Court was sentenced to seven years in prison for spying on the court at the orders of the government of former President Alvaro…
Former paramilitary chief “Macaco” said Wednesday that he wants to testify before Colombia’s war crimes tribunal. Victims of the former commander of paramilitary organization AUC asked him earlier this week…
Colombia’s authorities arrested former paramilitary commander “Macaco” on Saturday after he was extradited by the US after serving 11 years for drug trafficking. Macaco, whose real name is Carlos Mario…
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights announced Tuesday that it will investigate Colombia’s alleged state responsibility in the 2000 rape of journalist Jineth Bedoya. The current deputy editor-in-chief of newspaper…
The ex-security chief of former President Alvaro Uribe was arrested after being sent back to Colombia by the United States on Monday on forced disappearance and murder charges. This arrest…
Some of Colombia’s biggest brands have been implicated in criminal investigations for financing the paramilitary group of Medellin crime lord “Don Berna,” a study revealed Thursday. Soft-drink giant Postobon, Galletas…
Diego Fernando Murillo, a.k.a. “Don Berna,” is probably the most important figure in the history of crime in Medellin after Pablo Escobar, his former boss.