Nearly 200 have died in manual eradication of coca in Colombia
Almost 200 Colombians have died in the process of manually eradicating coca plants, a strategy the...
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Colombia, Israel exchange knowledge on cyber-security in Bogota seminar
The Colombian capital of Bogota is playing host to a two-day seminar between national and Israeli...
Colombia and Spain to strengthen security ties
Colombia and Spain reinforced their international cooperation by holding the first...
Colombian govt rejects latest UN criticism of military reform
Colombia’s vice minister of defense on Friday questioned if the United Nations Commission on Human Rights has understood the controversial military jurisdiction reform after the organization again criticized the legislation....
Agreement reached to release ELN hostages: Army Commander
The commander of Colombia’s army said on Thursday that an agreement has been reached with Colombia’s second largest rebel group, the ELN, for the release of six civilian hostages held since mid-January....
Defense ministry unaware of alleged extrajudicial killings
The Colombian deputy defence minister has denied knowledge of 69 alleged new cases of extrajudicial killings of civilians at the hands of security forces. Congressman Ivan Cepeda made the “false positives”...
