Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez claims that political opponents within his nation are supporting Colombian paramilitaries in a plot to take down his socialist government. Chavez, on his television program, called…
Colombia’s Supreme Court is considering whether to approve U.S. extradition requests for four demobilized paramilitary leaders, following concerns that extradited paramilitaries do not participate in the Justice and Peace process.…
A Justice and Peace tribunal prosecutor, Elba Beatriz Silva, announced Thursday that she will ask Colombia’s prosecutor general to investigate corruption allegations made against the Colombian ambassador to the Dominican…
Colombia’s Supreme Court on Thursday said that demobilized paramilitaries should not be extradited until they have participated in the Justice and Peace process, which involves confessing to human rights abuses…
Colombia’s Vice President Francisco Santos has voiced concerns over the Supreme Court’s decision to reject a U.S. request for the extradition of demobilized paramilitary boss Edwar “Diego Vecino” Tellez Cobos,…
The Colombian Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a U.S. request for the extradition of demobilized paramilitary boss Edwar “Diego Vecino” Tellez Cobos, saying he must first comply with the terms…
Former Colombian army commander General Mario Montoya on Tuesday denied claims that he received $250,000 from former paramilitary leader and drug trafficker “Don Mario.” Don Mario alleges that the money was…
Ombudsman Volmar Perez on Wednesday expressed his concern over the displacement of approximately 300 indigenous Colombians in the southern department of Nariño. Perez confirmed that 60 indigenous families from the…
Colombian police have arrested the former leader of a right-wing paramilitary death squad accused of ordering at least 2,500 murders, judicial investigators said on Tuesday. Arnolfo Santamaria, alias “Pipa,” was…