Gang warfare provokes exodus in northern Colombia
Over the last few days up to 60 families were forced to flee their homes in Colombia’s northern department of Cordoba following brutal confrontations between two drug trafficking paramilitary gangs.…
Over the last few days up to 60 families were forced to flee their homes in Colombia’s northern department of Cordoba following brutal confrontations between two drug trafficking paramilitary gangs.…
Some 23 indigenous tribes from south eastern Colombia are at risk of extinction as a result of the ongoing armed conflict ravaging the region, explained the President of the Human…
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…
A group of Brazilian lawmakers will travel to Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador in November to discuss an agreement in which Colombia permits the U.S. military to use at least seven…
The number of accusations of extrajudicial killings or ‘false positives’ has decreased throughout Colombia since October 2008, informed the Government in report to the UN Security Council. In a statement…
Several ex-paramilitaries have claimed that the Colombian army was not only complicit in the murders of a number of families, but was actively involved in the killings and cover-ups. The…
The representatives, among them officers, NCO’s and soldiers from the 91st round of Colombia’s Battalion 3 will travel to the Sinai Peninsular on October 10 and have been selected to…
The full bench of Colombia’s State Council is considering whether or not to make public the details of the military bases agreement with the United States. Caracol Radio reports that…
A report claims Colombia’s military criminal courts are too clogged and ill-prepared to support a complete restructuring of the Military Justice System, proposed for January 2010. However, the Colombian Military…