Colombia’s war crimes tribunal hears notorious former warlord
One of Colombia’s most notorious war lords has begun testifying before the war crimes...
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Colombia wants paramilitary chiefs in prison, not testifying in court
While Colombia’s government is trying to get extradited paramilitary leaders repatriated and...
With ‘Jorge 40,’ hope returns for victims of Colombia’s armed conflict
The return of former paramilitary leader “Jorge 40” to Colombia on Monday marks the...
The secrets of ‘Jorge 40’, the warlord who owned Colombia’s Caribbean region
Rodrigo Tovar, the former warlord who virtually owned Colombia’s Caribbean coast and its...
Colombia puts son of war criminal in charge of victim coordination
Colombia’s Interior Ministry put the son of extradited paramilitary warlord “Jorge...
Extradited warlord sees judicial benefits in Colombia revoked
A top leader of one of Colombia’s deadliest paramilitary groups has been excluded from legal...
Brazil arrests top Colombia drug lord
Brazil authorities arrested Marcos Figueroa, one of Colombia’s most politically...
Former Colombian army captain says Uribe ordered assassinations
An imprisoned former military captain has accused his former commanders, under direct orders from...
Colombia’s prosecutor general wants top warlord stripped of judicial benefits
Colombia’s prosecutor requested Tuesday that ex-paramilitary commander “Jorge...
Colombia ex-colonels sentenced to 19 years for plotting with paras to kill civilians
Two former colonels of Colombia’s National Army were sentenced to 19 years in prison Monday...
‘Paramilitary leader’ freed by court
Alias “Sonia,” one of the alleged leaders of the banned paramilitary organization, AUC, has been cleared of all accusations levied against her, report local media on Tuesday. Sonia, whose real name is Neyla Alfredina...
Former AUC commander gets 25 year sentence
A former commander of now-defunct paramilitary group AUC has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the 2000 murder of seven prosecution officials, reported local media Wednesday. A judge in Valledupar sentenced Rodrigo Tovar...
