‘Social cleansing’ threats flood towns in northwest Colombia
Authorities in at least two towns in northwestern Colombia are on high alert after pamphlets appeared that warned about pending “social cleansing” operations.
Authorities in at least two towns in northwestern Colombia are on high alert after pamphlets appeared that warned about pending “social cleansing” operations.
Colombia’s police on Sunday announced the arrest of the top boss of neo-paramilitary group “Bloque Meta.” With the arrest of “Jhonatan,” three of Colombia’s main drug trafficking groups lost their leader…
Groups formed from the AUC while the paramilitary group was demobilizing between 2003 and 2006 have taken over their predecessors’ position as the primary violators of human rights now in…
Colombia’s military has dealt one of the biggest blows in the history of drug trafficking paramilitary group “Los Urabeños,” killing at least 12 in a bombardment.
The existence of neo-paramilitary groups are the direct consequence of the Colombian government’s failure to comply with a peace deal made with paramilitary organization AUC, imprisoned “Urabeños” founder “Don Mario” claimed.
A sniper from Colombia’s armed forces killed one of the country’s most feared drug lords, dealing one of the biggest blows against drug trafficking in years.
Colombia’s House of Representative is debating a bill that would allow for the demobilization of criminal groups on a massive scale.
Colombia’s largest rebel group, the FARC, is holding peace talks in order to become an unarmed political organization. However, one of the things threatening this possibility is a phenomenon older than the…
Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC urged the government on Thursday to effectively dismantle paramilitary organizations, fearing that these right-wing drug trafficking groups will violently frustrate the guerrillas’ reintegration if peace is reached.