‘Mansuco responsible for over 10,000 murders’
Colombia’s Prosecutor General says demobilized paramilitary boss Salvatore Mancuso was responsible for over 10,000 deaths in the department of Norte de Santander during his time as leader of the AUC’s…
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Paramilitary bosses: Demobilization failed
Two Colombian former paramilitary leaders told a reparations hearing that the demobilization process is a failure, with paramilitary fighters rearming and rejoining illegal groups, reports CM&. Speaking at a court-ordered…
Santos did plan coup: Samper
Former Colombian President Ernesto Samper said Tuesday that he had been aware of plans by now-presidential candidate Juan Manuel Santos to coordinate a coup during Samper’s time as head of…
Paramilitaries negotiate reparations with victims
As part of Colombia’s ongoing Peace and Justice process, the first ever hearing between paramilitaries and their victims will be held on Monday in Bogota, in order to negotiate in…
Children in Meta ‘disappeared’ and forced to join conflict
The ombudsman for the central Colombian Meta department, Eduardo Gonzalez Pardo, expressed his concern over the growing number of children being recruited to illegally armed groups in the region, reported…
NGO highlights ‘150,000 murders by paramilitaries’
Colombia’s prosecutor general is investigating 150,000 murders by paramilitary groups, making the previous official figure of 30,000 killings by paramilitaries a severe underestimate, according to Father Javier Giraldo, of Colombian…
Former senator to be investigated for crimes against humanity
Colombia’s Supreme Court opened a preliminary investigation into whether former senator Alvaro Araujo Castro, who was convicted of paramilitary ties, could be tried for crimes against humanity, reports La FM. The court…
Coup accusations are made out of spite: Santos
Colombia’s former defense minister and current presidential candidate Juan Manuel Santos says that former AUC boss Salvatore Mancuso accused him of having plotted a coup out of spite. On Wednesday,…
‘Paramilitaries dump murder victims’ bodies in Venezuela’
Paramilitaries are commiting murders in Colombia and then dumping the bodies in Venezuela to impede the investigation, according to a report by investigative website Verdad Abierta. The website estimates that…