The repatriation of former paramilitary warlord Hernan Giraldo, a.k.a. “The Drill,” is causing unrest in northern Colombia where some of his children are engaged in a turf war. Giraldo was…
While Colombia’s government is trying to get extradited paramilitary leaders repatriated and behind bars, President Ivan Duque’s party wants them far away from the war crimes tribunal. The Democratic Center…
With the arrest of top neo-paramilitary leader Ruben Giraldo, Colombian authorities set their sights on the two brothers who have reportedly inherited his organization, “Clan Giraldo” aka “La Oficina del…
Bogota Police on Monday arrested a neo-paramilitary leader whose group is involved in a bloody turf war with rival group “Los Urabeños” in the northern Colombian city of Santa Marta.
Neo-paramilitary group “Los Urabeños” is involved in a war with family members of an extradited paramilitary leader over the control of the northern Caribbean city of Santa Marta, according to…
Hundreds of women were raped and abused by paramilitaries in the AUC’s northern bloc between 1997 and 2005, reveals a new report documenting sexual violence in Colombia’s Caribbean region. “Women…
Colombian congressman Ivan Cepeda said Wednesday he has recently submitted evidence that suggests former president Alvaro Uribe’s two sons had ties with former paramilitaries. Cepeda wrote on his blog that…
The former finance head of Colombia’s AUC paramilitaries admitted that an ex AUC boss sexually abused teenagers in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta region. Carmen Rincon, alias ‘la Gorda’,…