Elites that have traditionally maneuvered between Colombia’s legal and illegal economies are behind many of the killings of the country’s social leaders, according to a leading judicial expert. Camilo Bonilla…
A far-right group in southwest Colombia, saying they are The Aguilas Negras, on Tuesday threatened to kill all Venezuelan citizens, and officials who help them in the border region. In…
Colombia’s government and media are contributing to the ongoing killing of social leaders in the country, according to a report by the National University. The 280-page report by the Political…
For the second time in one week, an indigenous governor was assassinated by armed men amid what leaders call a “genocide” of Colombia’s indigenous peoples. The latest victim in the…
Violence against Colombia’s community leaders and human rights defenders has escalated to the point that a leader is assassinated almost every day, according to a leading think tank. According to…
Social leaders traveled from Colombia to Washington DC this week to meet with the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights (IACHR) and US officials to seek protection after the assassination of…
Right-wing extremist group Agulias Negras sent out a death threat to congressmen, human rights advocates and journalists on Tuesday. Ivan Cepeda, senator of the socialist Democratic Pole party, tweeted out…
The party of Colombia’s ex-President Alvaro Uribe said Friday that supporters and members of his party have received a death threat at their office in Medellin. In a press release,…
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque on Sunday promised extra measures to curb the mass killing of social leaders that have escalated further after his election in June. Since 2016, the year…