47% of demobilized or captured guerrillas are minors
A new study shows that the forced recruitment of children between six and fourteen years by illegal armed groups has skyrocketed, and that almost half of demobilized or captured guerrillas…
A new study shows that the forced recruitment of children between six and fourteen years by illegal armed groups has skyrocketed, and that almost half of demobilized or captured guerrillas…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Monday expressed his support for his vice-President, Francisco Santos, who again is investigated for his alleged paramilitary ties. In a short press release, published in the…
The mayor of Manizales canceled a Calle 13 concert on Monday after the lead singer for the Puerto Rican rappers wore a T-shirt appearing to link President Alvaro Uribe to…
Colombia’s vice-President, Francisco Santos, Monday denied having enjoyed ties to paramilitary groups as investigated by the country’s Prosecutor General’s Office. In a press release by his office, Santos says to…
Hector Fabio Devia Agudelo alias ‘Bryan’, was captured during a police raid in a town in the rural department of the Valle de Cauca, reported Colombian media on Monday. ‘Bryan’…
Over the last three years the Prosecutor’s Office has receved reports of the forced disappearances of 27,384 people, victims of armed rebel groups. The latest report from by the Justice…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office re-opened a preliminary investigation against the country’s vice-President, Francisco Santos, for his alleged ties to paramilitary groups. According to assistant Prosecutor General Fernando Parejo, there never…
During a day of rememberance for the victims of one of Colombia’s darkest episodes, the Union Patriotica (UP) massacres, a representative for the UN High Commission for Human Rights declared…
Colombia’s prosecution has, for the first time, disclosed two charts revealing the influence of a notorious narco-paramilitary gang fronted by boss Daniel Rendon Herrera, alias ‘Don Mario’. According to Colombian…