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…
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…
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…
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.…
Colombia’s second largest rebel group, the ELN, said Monday it has kidnapped two Germans in northern Colombia. In a message posted on the rebels’ website, the ELN leadership said the…
A Venezuelan NGO against kidnapping on Sunday said the Chavez government has an excellent opportunity to secure the release of 27 Venezuelans the group say the FARC has held hostage.…
An Ecuadorean hostage on Sunday escaped from Colombia’s second largest guerrilla group ELN with one of the rebels who suggested they flee. During a press conference in Bogota Monday the…
Colombian Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon said Friday that an NGO report claiming kidnapping has increased in the country was “distortional” and “bad intentioned.” “I ask myself what the reasons…
The former Colombian politician accused of arranging his own kidnapping along with that of 11 of his colleagues, claimed that evidence against him was “manipulated” to prove his guilt, according…
The defense for Sigifredo Lopez, a former politician accused of arranging his own kidnapping with the FARC along with 11 others, requested the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) turn…