Authorities debate success of Justice and Peace law
Colombian and Spanish authorities debated the success of Colombia’s Justice and Peace Process in Madrid on Thursday. At a debate organized by the Toledo International Centre for Peace, Spanish and…
Colombian and Spanish authorities debated the success of Colombia’s Justice and Peace Process in Madrid on Thursday. At a debate organized by the Toledo International Centre for Peace, Spanish and…
The Venezuelan military announced Wednesday it is attempting to locate six “illegally” erected bridges crossing the Colombia-Venezuela border with the intention of disabling them. General Eusebio Aguero said that Venezuelan…
The relatives of demobilized paramilitary bosses are picking up where their predecessors left off by forming new criminal groups, according to Colombian newspaper El Tiempo. Sons and nephews have inherited the…
Despite successes by Colombia’s Armed Forces in the center of the country, the FARC have been able to increase their military activity, kill more soldiers and gain influence in the…
The Bogota Supreme Court on Wednesday sentenced a former National Army commander to 40 years in prison for his involvement in the 1997 Mapiripan massacre. The court found General Jaime…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has since 2005 exhumed the remains of 2,778 people from 2,226 mass graves throughout the country. In compliance with the 2005 Justice and Peace Law, the…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe’s ‘Democratic Security’ policy is in crisis largely due to the newer generations bolstering the ranks of paramilitary groups, warns a study by a peace group. Paramilitary…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office announced Monday that it will try the Governor of the Guaviare department for his alleged links to paramilitary boss ‘Cuchillo’. The Prosecution declared its intentions to…
A ex-paramilitary leader who keeps a low profile is now leader of the vicious “Uraba” gang, which has been terrorizing northeastern Antioqua. Although his name is not well known amongst…