Number of FARC attacks highest in 15 years: Think tank
Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC has carried out a total of 2,148 attacks in 2011; the highest number in 15 years, a Colombian think tank said Monday. According to Leon…
Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC has carried out a total of 2,148 attacks in 2011; the highest number in 15 years, a Colombian think tank said Monday. According to Leon…
The demobilization and the subsequent release of almost all 280 alleged members of neo-paramilitary group ERPAC was nothing but a media show, said Nuevo Arco Iris, an NGO specialized in…
Prominent columnist and conflict analyst Leon Valencia has fled Colombia due to death threats, while his colleague told RCN Radio Wednesday he will have to leave the country as well.…
An NGO monitoring Colombia’s local elections said Monday a large majority of mayoral candidates have ties to convicted criminal politicians or paramilitary groups. The announcement was made following an investigation…
Colombia’s inspector general severely criticized a report by NGO Nuevo Arco Iris regarding electoral candidates with criminal backgrounds. Inspector General Alejandro Ordoñez Maldonado said “[the one] who can disqualify is…
Leon Valencia, head of NGO Nuevo Arco Iris and high-profile opponent of former President Alvaro Uribe, defended his recent government contract to identify corrupt political candidates in the October elections.…
The granting of a government contract to an organization headed by a high-profile opponent of former President Alvaro Uribe has infuriated Uribe supporters in the coalition of the current president,…
Greater police presence is needed for the agricultural distribution company Corabastos, according to the general manager, after being named by an NGO on Monday as being the main entry point for Bogota‘s…
Most drugs and arms in Bogota enter through Colombia’s biggest agricultural wholesale distributor, according to a study by an NGO. Corabastos, one of the most important agricultural wholesalers in Latin…