Colombia’s government on Thursday said that 2,202 former members of now-defunct paramilitary organization AUC were assassinated. Last year, this number was 3,656. The numbers were released while the government of…
While many are preparing a march in defense of Colombia’s human rights defenders and community leaders, President Ivan Duque’s former campaign manager on Wednesday went on the attack. In an…
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque has not once convened the commission in charge of reducing political violence in his country, according to the United Nations. This became clear on Friday when…
The mass killings of Colombia’s community leaders and human rights defenders dropped in the first half of this year, according to both the government and independent observers. Death threats, however,…
Colombia’s demobilized FARC rebels rang the alarm on Tuesday, claiming “there is a plan in place to kill the leaders” of their political party. FARC Senator Carlos Lozada warned “the…
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque on Monday announced a series of legislative measures intended to prevent violence and corruption in local elections in October. The government initiative “Plan Agora” focuses initially…
Colombia’s election observers said Monday that 265 political, social and community leader suffered aggression since late October last year. In its latest report, independent electoral observation organization MOE said that…
Deadly political violence in Colombia dropped 19% in the first half year of 2019 compared to the same period last year when political motivated murders spiked to its highest level…
One of Colombia’s most prominent victim representatives has been told that the next child who will be crying over his mother’s dead body will be hers. Yirley Velasco, who survived…