Social organizations have called for a protests throughout Colombia to commemorate anti-government protests that kicked off exactly a year ago on Thursday. In Bogota, social organizations have additionally organized a…
The human rights offices of the United Nations (UN) and the Organization of American States (OAS) called for investigations into a recent military operation in which 11 people were killed.…
The commander of the national army insisted that the civilian victims of a military massacre in southern Colombia were guerrillas. General Eduardo Zapateiro took to Twitter to contradict evidence indicating…
Colombia’s ombudsman clashed with human rights officials over an order to suspend human rights monitoring in the field. Ombudsman Carlos Camargo ordered his employees to suspend “field commissions” that verify…
Bogota police used bus terminals in Colombia’s capital as illegal detention centers during protests last year, according to opposition politicians. The accusation made by two Bogota city council members was…
The United Nations’ human rights office in Colombia called for urgent and far-reaching reforms to prevent human rights violations in response to protests. In the report, the office of UN…
Colombia’s prosecution called two police commanders to court over their alleged involvement in the mass killing of anti-government protesters. The court case follows criminal charges that were pressed by human…
Colombia’s police stepped up the arrest of rural community leaders and urban government critics this week. Defense Minister Diego Molano announced the arrest of social leader Aurelio Suarez on Sunday,…
Colombia’s defense minister Diego Molano is under fire over evidence indicating that the regime of far-right President Ivan Duque has all but turned the country into a police state. Press…