A court on Monday ordered Colombia’s security forces to apologize for failing to apologize for failing to stop the execution-style slaughter of fisherman in the northeastern department of Magdalena in 2000.…
A Colombian judge ruled Thursday that the son of former paramilitary commander Ramon Isaza would lose his benefits under the country’s demobilization process for repeatedly violating his court commitments. Ovidio…
More than 100 politicians accused of links to the AUC paramilitary organization accepted a plea deal that would see their sentences shortened, reported local media. The investigation involved former mayors and city…
Former Colombian governor Trino Luna Correa was banned from public office for 15 years, over allegations of ties to the disbanded AUC paramilitary group. The Inspector General’s office handed down…
Relief workers discovered the body of a 24-year-old man Monday, who went missing with three others in central Colombia over the weekend, reported local media. Germain Higuera went missing while…
An indigenous community is in mourning after 33 huts and a ceremonial house burned down in the northern Magdalena department Saturday. An army commander reported that a fire caused by “climactic…
Colombia’s Police Director Oscar Naranjo warned a gang of alleged Israeli child sex-traffickers in a visit to the crime-plagued north of Colombia. Addressing recent allegations of child sex-trafficking by a…
Energy company Pacific Rubiales announced the discovery of a large cache of gas in northern Colombia, in a press release Wednesday. The announcement comes a month after drilling was completed…
The Caribbean coastal city of Cienaga brings its folklore to life as it dances through the streets celebrating the legend of the Cienagueran Cayman. Dance and folk groups from all…