A group of Wayuu Indians blocked a northern section of the border between Colombia and Venezuela on Tuesday in protest against the seizure of their merchandise by Colombian authorities. Harlem…
The Ombudsman’s Office has issued a press release warning that the inhabitants of municipalities in Colombia’s southern departments of Meta and Cauca remain at risk from the presence of the…
Authorities arrested fifteen soldiers accused of involvement in the killing of two youths in Barrancabermeja in January 2008, who were apparently executed and then falsely presented as paramilitaries killed in…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Monday expressed his support for his vice-President, Francisco Santos, who again is investigated for his alleged paramilitary ties. In a short press release, published in the…
Colombia’s city and town councillors declared themselves to increasingly be targeted by guerrillas and emerging gangs across the country and that the State is failing to provide adequate security protection…
Colombia’s vice-President, Francisco Santos, Monday denied having enjoyed ties to paramilitary groups as investigated by the country’s Prosecutor General’s Office. In a press release by his office, Santos says to…
Hector Fabio Devia Agudelo alias ‘Bryan’, was captured during a police raid in a town in the rural department of the Valle de Cauca, reported Colombian media on Monday. ‘Bryan’…
Colombia’s Security Department have allegedly captured over 40 FARC guerrillas in the biggest series of raids across the country in recent days. The security operations took place across six regions,…
Colombian NGOs are to present innumberable unsolved cases of alleged human rights violations and war crimes to the International Criminal Court, which will be closely monitoring criminal justice proceedings in…