A recruiter testifies to receiving $500 from members of the Colombian Army for each young man he recruited, who were then murdered and registered by the army as enemy combatants…
A new Colombian movie that is set to premiere on Friday examines the devastating reality of “false positives” from the perspective of two young lovers. “Silencio en Paraiso” (Silence in…
Colombian prosecutors have sought to establish whether there were any irregularities in identifying victims of the 1997 Mapiripan slaughter, by interrogating alleged “false victims”. Colombia’s Prosecutor General Viviane Morales cited…
Four Colombian soldiers have been dismissed from the national army for killing a peasant and dressing him like a guerrilla fighter. Colombia’s Inspector General’s Office said the men had “completely…
A Colombian court condemned eight soldiers to 20 years in prison for the “false positive” murder of a civilian whom they then presented as a guerrilla fighter. The body of…
A Colombian NGO has made new allegations of ‘false positive’ killings, some as recent as June this year. In a report due to be released November 21, the Center of…
Former President Alvaro Uribe claimed Monday that a number of civilians who were murdered by soldiers and disguised as combatants, in what became known as the “false positive” scandal, were…
An NGO has released a report condemning Colombia’s human rights record as part of a series of articles analysing the relationship between anti-terrorism policies and human rights since the September…
Colombian prosecutors are investigating 3,473 state agents for “false positives,” – the extrajudicial execution of civilians to present as guerrillas killed in combat – the country’s prosecutor general said Monday.…