Heads roll in top of Colombia’s army after corruption revelations
Three generals were removed from top positions in the army after reports on corruption and a witch...
Tag: Guillermo Rivera
Colombia agrees to UN oversight on deescalation measures amid indigenous unrest
Indigenous people from southwest Colombia vowed to remove roadblocks after foreign organizations...
Colombia’s Inspector General demands protection for land rights leaders amid assassinations
Colombia’s Inspector General requested the immediate implementation of a heightened protection plan for people involved in the land restitution process, in a letter to government and state bodies. “The Inspector...
Colombian govt bodyguards should go to threatened rights defenders: Congressman
Colombian Congressman Guillermo Rivera proposed government officials give up their bodyguards so they can protect threatened land rights leaders instead, reported Radio Caracol Friday. Rivera suggested before the House of...
Congressman claims fellow politician organized his extortion
Partido de la U Congressman Luis Fernando Ochoa said the man captured for trying to extort him out of $111,000 over the past months was being directed by a fellow congressman, reported El Espectador. Ochoa announced to...
Anti-corruption statute approved
An anti-corruption statute has been approved, stating that financial advances granted by the state to contractors to carry out public works must now be handled by a financial company acting as a trustee, El Espectador reported...
Children of AUC members lead neo-paramilitaries: Lib Party
Liberal Party member Guillermo Rivera has launched a stinging attack on former President Alvaro Uribe’s administration, labelling Colombia’s neo-paramilitary groups as his “legacy” and stating that the...
