Tag: eastern plains
Displacement of persons is ‘explicit policy’ of FARC: Report
Colombia’s largest and oldest rebel group FARC systematically engages in displacing people from...
5000 march in west Colombian town for National Human Rights Day
Some 5000 people marched through the west Colombian town of Manizales on Monday to celebrate the...
Colombia government and FARC call conferences to discuss illegal drugs
The Colombian government and the country’s main rebel group FARC announced on Monday that a...
‘Los Rudos’ emerge as ‘major players’ in east Colombia drug war
Two brothers known as “Los Rudos” have been identified as new major players in a drug war raging...
Senior AUC commander ‘Martin Llanos’ arrested in Venezuela
Venezuela has arrested one of Colombia’s most wanted drug lords and senior commander of demobilized paramilitary organization AUC, “Martin Llanos,” together with his brother, Colombian President Juan Manuel...
Ecopetrol strikes oil in central Colombia
State-run petroleum company Ecopetrol has announced a new oil discovery in the Colombian department of Meta, according to a press release published Tuesday. The exploration oil well Mito-1, part of an exploration of the Caño Sur...
