New commander Cely promises no human rights abuses
Incoming commander of the Colombian Armed Forces, Edgar Cely, said that there will be a zero tolerance policy for human rights abuses under his leadership, while other new military appointees…
Incoming commander of the Colombian Armed Forces, Edgar Cely, said that there will be a zero tolerance policy for human rights abuses under his leadership, while other new military appointees…
Ecuador’s foreign minister defends the re-opening of legal proceedings against Colombian commander Freddy Padilla for his part in the 2008 cross-border FARC camp raid, saying it is a “responsibility of the…
Intelligence and security cooperation between Colombia and Venezuela stopped four years ago and as a result Colombia runs military operations at the neighboring nations’ common border solo, Colombia’s Commander of…
The successful military rescue of three hostages on Sunday, dubbed Operation Chameleon, left no dead, said Colombia’s Defense Minister Gabriel Silva. However, the army failed to rescue a fourth hostage.…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe slammed plans to question armed forces commander General Freddy Padilla over the “false positives” scandal, in which the army murdered civilians to inflate rebel kill statistics, reports…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Monday accepted the resignation of Colombian armed forces commander Freddy Padilla de Leon, as well as that of the director of the nation’s Financial Information and…
Commander of the Colombian armed forces, Freddy Padilla de Leon submitted his resignation to President Alvaro Uribe last week, after five years at the helm of the nation’s military, El…
Over 3,700 extrajudicial killings, defined as the murder of non-combatants by members of the security forces, were recorded in Colombia over the past seven years, according to investigations by human rights…
An apparently accidental grenade explosion Sunday at Tolemaida military base, south-west of Bogota, left 24 soldiers injured, some of whom remain in a serious condition, said Colombian armed forces commander Freddy…