Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt wants to call 23 witnesses to support her $6.5 million claim against the Colombian government for the physical and emotional damage suffered in her six-year captivity…
French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt on Friday admitted herself to a psychiatric hospital after realizing she is “as mad as a hatter.” Earlier that day news broke that Betancourt, who in…
The Colombian government and vast numbers of the Colombian public on Friday strongly criticized the revelation that former hostage Ingrid Betancourt is seeking $6.6 million from the Colombian state as…
Liberated FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt is seeking $6.6 million in damages from the Colombian government as compensation for her six years as a prisoner of the guerrilla organization. Betancourt was kidnapped…
French-Colombian former FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt returns to Colombia on Friday to celebrate the second anniversary of “Operation Checkmate,” which saw her rescued along with fourteen other hostages. Betancourt will…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe will appeal to his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy to help him recapture the former FARC “foreign minister” Rodrigo Granda, when the heads of state meet at…
Former FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt praised the Colombia army’s rescue of four FARC captives and urged those who remain imprisoned by the rebel organization not to lose hope of being…
Two FARC guerrillas were sentenced to nineteen years and three months in jail for the kidnap of the three U.S. contractors, who were later rescued by the Colombian military in…
Oscar award winning actress Meryl Streep Saturday presented former FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt with an award for leadership, at a U.S. ceremony to celebrate women who work for change in…