Mid-level commanders, soldiers and documentary evidence have confirmed a New York Times story that reported that Colombia’s army chief put pressure on troops to double the number of kills and…
Colombia’s defense minister said Saturday that the country’s prosecution would investigate claims made by the New York Times that the country’s army commander ordered to double the military’s bodycount, ignoring…
Abuse of power by Colombia’s security forces has increased since President Ivan Duque took office last year, according to local media. Political website La Silla Vacia talked to 57 sources…
A top Ombudsman official said Monday that the government is systematically ignoring early warnings that could save social leaders’ and fails to allocate funds that could improve security. The Ombudsman’s…
The United Nations has announced it will begin to work more closely to protect Colombian social leaders, who have in recent years been the targets of unprecedented violence. The Colombian…
A commander of Colombia’s armed forces on Saturday apologized for the torture and murder of a demobilized FARC guerrilla that has repeatedly been defended by the defense minister. General Diego…
The human rights bodies of the United Nations (UN) and the Organization of American States (OAS) urged the government of President Ivan Duque and native Colombians to avoid violence on…
Human rights defenders from Colombia and Europe formally asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the ongoing killing of social leaders in the South American country on Friday. Social…
The corruption-ridden construction of Hidroituango, Colombia’s largest hydroelectric dam, is not just threatening to bankrupt Medellin; it has destroyed the livelihoods of tens of thousands of campesinos living in communities hours…