The Colombian deputy defence minister has denied knowledge of 69 alleged new cases of extrajudicial killings of civilians at the hands of security forces. Congressman Ivan Cepeda made the “false…
Colombia stays on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights’ “blacklist,” because of ongoing violence by illegal armed groups and the country’s inability to bring perpetrators of human rights violations to…
Seven Colombian soldiers were charged Wednesday with the extrajudicial killings of two farmers in central Caldas Department. The soldiers allegedly shot farmers Darby Quintana and Arlex Ramirez in February 2008…
A group of Colombian soldiers have been accused of the “false positive” murder of three civilians, reported local media Friday. A group of 24 soldiers from La Popa Battallion are…
Extrajudicial killings continue to be common practice in Colombia, according to a new UN study, reported Colombian daily El Pais. Accoring to El Pais, the report from the United Nations High…
A Colombian Army Colonel has apologized to the families of two Colombian young people killed by his military unit, said local media Monday. Colonel Fernando Lopez Colmenares, under orders from…
Former Colombian Army Colonel Luis Fernando Borja confessed to 50 extrajudicial killings, known as “false positives,” reported local media Tuesday. Borja’s admission was part of his confession to the 2008 murder…
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos on Saturday announced that his government has withdrawn a controversial proposal that would let human rights abuses by members of the military fall within the…
Three soldiers have been disqualified from military service for 20 years for the extrajudicial killing of a civilian, reported El Espectador Thursday. The patrol report stated, the unidentified victim “was…