Colombia’s prosecution claimed Thursday that the commanders of a military unit and a police unit are responsible for the massacre of at least seven farmers in October. The Prosecutor General’s…
The United States is considering to revoke the visa of the Colombian general that led the armed forces until last week. General Juan Pablo Rodriguez was replaced by former army…
The United Nations’ refugee agency (UNHCR) said Thursday that there is a pattern in the increased killing of community leaders in Colombia. The government has repeatedly denied this. This pattern…
Colombia’s Conservative Party on Wednesday surprisingly withdrew its support for a transitional justice system, further threatening a peace process to end more than half a century of armed conflict. The decision…
Colombia’s 100,000 coca farming families are under constant threat from drug trafficking groups trying to violently counter the substitution of the plant that is the base ingredient of cocaine. Authorities…
The United Nations said Monday Colombia could be in violation of international law if Congress fails to approve a transitional justice system agreed with demobilized FARC guerrillas. The Special Jurisdiction…
Colombia’s FARC rebels were quick to secure participation in the country’s political system. Leaders of the former rebel group, however, have yet to face justice for a staggering number of…
The United Nations in Colombia on Wednesday warned the government it may not deploy the military as social protests across the countryside escalate. The UN’s human rights office in the…
Colombia’s government and military forces will have to pay a fine after being convicted for the attempted “extermination” of the communist Patriotic Union (UP) party. The most recent homicides taken…