Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office on Tuesday called seven former state intelligence officials to trial for the illegal wiretapping of government opponents and human rights organizations. One former director of intelligence…
Former Colombian senator Vicente Blel was found guilty of corruption and sentenced to seven years in prison by the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Blel was arrested in April 2008 for…
46 Colombian soldiers suspected of committing extrajudicial killings were this weekend treated to a day of clowns, aromatherapy and fine dining. The soldiers have been confined to military bases south of…
Colombia’s prison authority INPEC is investigating the director of Picota prison in Bogota, who allegedly allowed a jailed politician to double the size of his cell and paint the walls.…
Six European Parliament officials, and a Spanish senator, will be in Colombia until the end of January in order to investigate cases of human rights abuse. The officials will meet…
Demobilized and extradited paramilitary leader Rodrigo Tuvar, alias “Jorge 40” has suspended cooperation with Colombian justice, television station RCN reported on Monday. According to the television station, the paramilitary leader…
Three agents of Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office were arrested on Sunday after allegedly kidnapping a wealthy landowner. The three agents, together with two civilians, were arrested in the central Colombian…
Authorities in the Colombian cities of Cali and Popayan on Sunday arrested five men, two of whom are wanted by the United States on drug trafficking charges. According to U.S.…
A recent study provides chilling evidence that Colombia may be entering into a new era of paramilitary violence. The study, produced by the Fundacion Ideas para la Paz (FIP), claims…