Former mayor assassinated in southern Colombia
Armed men assassinated the former mayor of Mocoa, the capital of the Putumayo province in southern Colombia. According to the National Police, two armed men arrived at the home of…
Armed men assassinated the former mayor of Mocoa, the capital of the Putumayo province in southern Colombia. According to the National Police, two armed men arrived at the home of…
The deadly violence against Colombia’s community leaders and rights leaders dropped slightly in the first six months of the year compared to the same period in 2023. According to the…
Unknown gunman in Colombia’s capital Bogota opened fire at the car that had been assigned to the brother of President Gustavo Petro, the National Protection Unit (UNP) said Wednesday. A…
Deadly violence targeting Colombia’s human rights defenders and community leaders maintained in 2023, according to data by think tank Indepaz. According to the non-governmental organization, 188 social leaders were assassinated…
Three agents of Colombia’s now-defunct intelligence agency DAS carried out the assassination of a socialist candidate in the presidential elections of 1990. The March 3 1989 attack inside Bogota’s El…
Ecuador’s police arrested six Colombians for their alleged participation in the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio. The six were arrested in Quito shortly after the assassination on Wednesday. Two…
Violence ahead of local and regional elections that are set in Colombia for October has increased 75% compared to the 2019 elections, according to the Electoral Observation Mission (MOE). In…
Colombia’s human rights defenders and community leader continue to suffer widespread aggression despite government promises to curb the violence, according to a human rights organization. In it’s annual report, NGO…
Colombia’s Inspector General’s Office urged the government to protect the lives of community leaders and rights defenders ahead of local elections that are set for October. In a press statement,…