Tag: Kidnappings
Northeast Colombia state deputy released hours after kidnapping
A northeast Colombia state deputy has been released by alleged ELN guerrillas, hours after the local politician had been kidnapped, local police reported on Tuesday. According to the Prosecutor General’s Office, Carlos...
Kidnappings in Colombia fell by 92% between 2000 and 2013
The Colombian Police have announced a drop in kidnappings of 92% between 2000 and 2013. This...
UN urges FARC to hand over ‘militants responsible’ for murder of Colombia policemen
The United Nations condemned Colombia’s FARC rebel group Sunday for the deaths of two...
2 police officers allegedly kidnapped by FARC in southwestern Colombia
Two police officers were kidnapped Saturday in southwestern Colombia, allegedly by the FARC rebel...
Colombia 6th most dangerous country in Latin America, behind Mexico and Venezuela
Colombia is the sixth most dangerous country in Latin America, according to a regional crime...
Family of kidnapped politician calls on FARC to reveal whereabouts
The family of a former city council member, kidnapped in 2001, has called upon Colombia’s...
3 pipeline workers kidnapped on Colombia Venezuela border
Three pipeline workers were kidnapped in Colombia’s eastern department Arauca, which borders...
ELN could join peace process: El Espectador
Colombia’s second largest rebel group, the ELN, could be close to joining the ongoing peace process between the larger rebel group FARC and the Colombian government, newspaper El Espectador reported Sunday. According to...
German ELN hostages ‘to be released today’: Red Cross
Colombia’s second largest rebel group, the ELN, will on Thursday afternoon release the two German tourists captured by the rebels in November last year, Red Cross representatives said. According to local media, the...
Kidnappings in Colombia’s capital Bogota jump 345% in 2012
Kidnappings in Colombia’s capital Bogota have shot up 345 percent in 2012 as compared to the previous year, according to an analysis released Monday from NGO Pais Libre. Pais Libre’s report, Kidnapping Indicators in...
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....
Kidnapped Germans held hostage since November: Police
Colombia’s national anti-kidnapping police (Gaula) on Thursday said that the two German tourists currently held by the country’s second largest rebel group have been in captivity since November of 2012. Police said...
