Colombia’s ombudsman said Monday that 91 people are currently being held hostage by guerrillas and organized crime groups. Among the captive kidnapping victims are three minors, according to Ombudsman Carlos…
Colombia’s ombudsman clashed with human rights officials over an order to suspend human rights monitoring in the field. Ombudsman Carlos Camargo ordered his employees to suspend “field commissions” that verify…
The election of Colombia’s new ombudsman came to a halt on Tuesday after one of President Ivan Duque’s candidates withdrew and another was dismissed. The president gave the House of…
Colombia’s incoming top human rights official is expected not to criticize President Ivan Duque, whose two years in office have been marred by human rights violations. Friday’s House of Representatives…
Colombia’s Ombudsman’s Office on Monday issued an electoral risk alert for more than 400 municipalities, covering more than half of the country’s national territory. Following an extensive risk study, Ombudsman…
Almost 1000 of Colombia’s human rights defenders and community leaders have received death threats, according to the country’s ombudsman. At an event with social leaders in Cali, Ombudsman Carlos Negret…
A peasant leader and a victims representative were assassinated on Thursday, while two minority leaders received death threats from a far-right group. The killings Peasant leader Manuel Gregorio Gonzalez was…
Colombia’s ombudsman has expressed concern over the apparent appearance of the Sinaloa Cartel in the south of the country, according to news agency EFE. Ombudsman Carlos Negret said at a…
A top Ombudsman official said Monday that the government is systematically ignoring early warnings that could save social leaders’ and fails to allocate funds that could improve security. The Ombudsman’s…