‘FARC’ guerrilla extradited to the US
An alleged FARC guerrilla was extradited to the United States for his role in the kidnapping of three U.S. citizens Friday. According to an official report the Colombian National Police transported…
An alleged FARC guerrilla was extradited to the United States for his role in the kidnapping of three U.S. citizens Friday. According to an official report the Colombian National Police transported…
The Colombian government and hostage mediators have approved protocols for the planned release of FARC captives, the Defense Ministry told Colombia Reports Thursday. The protocols were endorsed by the International Red…
Colombia’s second largest guerrilla group the ELN presented the government with an ultimatum regarding oil company attacks, on their website Monday. In the press release the ELN’s Eastern Guerrilla Front…
A cousin of former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe was injured in a botched kidnapping Tuesday. The cousin, Gabriel Posado, was allegedly kidnapped by four men and one woman on the…
Former Senator Piedad Cordoba said Sunday that the FARC’s recent announcement that it will halt kidnappings and release its hostages is a “breakthrough” for human rights in Colombia. Piedad Cordoba…
“We will not negotiate with the FARC without conditions,” says Colombia’s vice president Monday in response to a letter from the FARC that denies responsibility for recent atrocities and accuses the…
Police reported 282 kidnappings occurred in Colombia in 2011, an increase of 28% compared to the year before. In 2010 220 kidnappings were registered in Colombia, and the first rise in kidnapping…
Authorities on Thursday blamed Colombia’s second largest rebel group ELN for the kidnapping of 11 oil workers in the northeast of the country Tuesday. The army commander of the Arauca…
Pais Libre, a Colombian foundation for the victims of kidnappings, Monday expressed its doubts over the FARC’s latest declaration that they will put an end to abductions for extortion. The…