For 15 years a “peace community” in northwest Colombia has maintained neutrality in the country’s armed conflict, defiantly staying on their land despite ongoing battles between security forces, guerrillas, and…
A Colombian “peace community” has been nominated for the prestigious Sajarov Prize for Freedom of Thought, dedicated to honoring those who are committed to defense of human rights. The European…
The San Jose de Apartado Peace Community has reported continued indifference by government officials over the persecution of its members by paramilitaries. “They try to end us in different ways,…
Colombian Congressman Ivan Cepeda Tuesday presented a case against former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe for slander to the International Criminial Court (ICC). The complaint regards comments made by Uribe in 2002 in which…
Former paramilitary boss Ever Veloza Garcia, alias “HH,” pleaded guilty to the murder of thirteen people in the Colombian departments of Valle del Cauca, Cauca and Antioquia between 2001 and…
Ex-army general Mario Montoya Uribe has been implicated in the massacre of eight people in the Peace Community of San Apartado, reported El Tiempo on Thursday. Whilst on trial for…