Clashes between leftist rebel group ELN and neo-paramilitary group Urabeños have forced some 1,000 residents from the northwest of Colombia to flee their homes, the Ombudsman said Thursday.
Colombia’s ombudsman on Wednesday called on authorities to protect more than a thousand teachers that are being threatened throughout the country.
Colombia’s Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon announced Sunday that 500 soldiers will be patrolling the most dangerous neighborhoods in Cali to combat violence.
A presumed truce between the two most powerful criminal organizations in Medellin is resulting in a drop in homicides, but is fueling extortion and protection racketeering schemes, said a local…
Colombia Defense Minister Juan Pinzon called for “special emphasis” Tuesday in investigating the apparent robbery of 100 pistols from the police Rotary Fund.
Colombia’s criminal justice authorities recaptured a former top gang and paramilitary leader Wednesday, according to police reports.
A former mid-level commander of neo-paramilitary group “Los Urabeños” was convicted on Wednesday of charges relating to his attempt to fake his own death.
Amnesty International (AI) claimed on Tuesday that indigenous leaders involved in ongoing protests throughout Colombia have received death threats with the intent of “social cleansing” from paramilitary groups.
Former members of demobilized neo-paramilitary group ERPAC have admitted to eating alleged members of rival neo-paramilitary groups, weekly Semana reported on Monday.