Colombia police arrest ‘Torturer of Cordoba’ after 26 years on the run
Colombian authorities detained the “Torturer of Cordoba”on Friday, a man wanted for 26...
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Over 5000 bodies exhumed in Colombia since 2007
In the last 6 years, Colombia’s Justice and Peace Unit have dug up the remains of more than 5,000 bodies, many of whom are thought to be victims of the country’s armed conflict, according to Caracol Radio. The information was...
Remains of paramilitary leader Fidel Castaño exhumed in northwest Colombia
Judicial authorities said Sunday they are “90% certain” they have exhumed the remains...
Prosecutor general returns remains of massacre victims 23 years late
More than 23 years after the Pueblo Bello massacre which claimed 43 lives, Colombia’s prosecutor general on Saturday returned the remains of just seven of the victims to their families. On January 16, 1990 a group of...
Ex-congressman convicted for role in 1988 paramilitary massacre
Colombia’s Judicial Court on Wednesday convicted a former congressman for his role in a paramilitary massacre of 43 civilians in 1988. Former Congressman Cesar Perez was convicted for his involvement in a paramilitary...
‘Half of Colombia’s politicians went to Castaño’s house’
Former paramilitary “El Negro Vladimir” has told the Colombian Supreme Court that half the country’s politicians visited AUC founder Fidel Castaño’s house during the height of the slain leader’s...
Ex-congressman called to trial over 1988 massacre
The Supreme Court called former congressman Cesar Perez Garcia to trial on charges of involvement in the November 1988 massacre of 43 people in Segovia, Antioquia, Caracol Radio reports. The court’s Criminal Chamber took...
