In his soon to be released book, extradited paramilitary leader “Jorge 40” backs up accusations by other paramilitary leaders that Colombian Vice President Francisco Santos had ties to paramilitaries, Noticias…
The extradition of key paramilitary leaders to the U.S. was “a fatal blow to investigations into parapolitics” and was done in order hide the truth, according to Americas Human Rights…
One civilian was killed and three injured in the north of Cauca Monday when a fight broke out between the Colombian military and FARC guerrillas. The four indigenous woodcutters are…
Demobilized and extradited paramilitary leader Rodrigo Tuvar, alias “Jorge 40” has suspended cooperation with Colombian justice, television station RCN reported on Monday. According to the television station, the paramilitary leader…
Colombia’s national police formed a special elite force to capture the bosses of the six main paramilitary / criminal gangs involved in drug trafficking, newspaper El Tiempo reported on Monday.…
A recent study provides chilling evidence that Colombia may be entering into a new era of paramilitary violence. The study, produced by the Fundacion Ideas para la Paz (FIP), claims…
The leaders of the “National Renovation Movement,” a group composed of demobilized FARC and AUC members, claim to have secured nearly 40,000 votes, and hope to gain seats in the…
In the trial of Medellin’s ex-Director of Prosecution Guillermo Valencia, and a business associate, a witness on Wednesday testified that the accused men requested information about the fate of notorious…
Former defense minister and possible presidential candidate Juan Manuel Santos warned politicians within his Partido de la U against affiliation with criminal or paramilitary factions. In a move to dissipate…