“This is the time for social cleansing,” reads the most recent pamphlet by Colombian neo-paramilitaries, which threatens to take the lives of the “communist, homosexual, immoral and rapist” schoolchildren of…
Colombia’s armed forces will not permit the ascension of FARC successor groups if the upcoming peace talks prove successful, claimed the defense minister Thursday. “If at the end we are…
The neo-paramilitary network Aguilas Negras (Black Eagles) issued pamphlets on Friday threatening “FARC symphatizers” with “social cleansing” in Colombia’s southwestern Cauca department. “The time for social cleansing in northern Cauca has…
Colombian neo-paramilitary groups have extended their influence along the Venezuelan border, engaging in drug trafficking and forging links with local criminal gangs, reported El Espectador Monday. Groups such as Los…
The leaders of three human rights NGOs that work with victims of armed conflict in Colombia reported receiving death threats from the neo-paramilitary criminal gang “Aguilas Negras” (Black Eagles) Tuesday,…
The Colombian ambassador to the U.S. criticized NGO the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) for its “unacceptable” suggestion of a connection between the embassy and a paramilitary group, El…
A U.S.-based NGO alleges that they and 80 other Colombian NGOs received death threats from Colombian paramilitary group the “Aguilas Negras.” The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), whose aim…
A Colombian victims advocacy group reported more threats by the paramilitary gang “Black Eagles,” against human rights advocates, public officials and other citizens in Cuaca. Through leaflets distributed in Inza,…