Journalists, NGOs receive death threat
A number of Colombian human rights organizations and journalists received a death threat from neo-paramilitary group “Aguilas Negras,” W Radio reported Friday. An email was circulated on Thursday, signed by…
A number of Colombian human rights organizations and journalists received a death threat from neo-paramilitary group “Aguilas Negras,” W Radio reported Friday. An email was circulated on Thursday, signed by…
The home of Rodolfo Zambrano, a journalist from the northern department of Bolivar, has been attacked. Unidentified persons threw a firebomb into Zambrano’s house, but he was not there at…
The U.S. government aims to submit the stalled free trade agreement with Colombia to Congress by the middle of the year, according to the State Department, Reuters reported Tuesday. Matthew…
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) condemned the Colombian army and guerrillas for a recent clash in southwest Colombia. The IACHR referred to a clash between the army and…
Since early December, hundreds of private contractors of a multinational banana corporation have illegally invaded and occupied Afro-Colombian peace communities in the Curvaradó river basin with the intent to clear…
Colombia’s foreign minister confirms the government’s plans to seek legal advice from Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon, Caracol Radio reported Tuesday. “We want to strengthen the response we give to international organizations and…
Guaranteeing respect for human rights in Colombia is the “common purpose” of NGOs and the government, the country’s defense minister said Monday in response to the annual report of NGO…
A human rights NGO requested special treatment for high-profile Colombian prisoners with health problems, reports newspaper El Tiempo Tuesday. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) called for precautionary measures…
Members of the European Parliament say that the E.U.’s free trade agreement with Colombia should not be approved as there has been little progress on human rights in the Andean…