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...
Four former soldiers have been convicted for the 2005 massacre of five adults and three children in the northern Colombian peace community of San Jose de Apartado, local media reported Tuesday. The regional court partially...
Three top Colombian officials, among them the country’s former Defense Minister, were called to testify on Monday about the 2005 massacre in the San Jose de Apartado Peace Community. Former Colombian Minister of Defense...
Six former paramilitaries have been handed 20 year prison sentences for carrying out the 2005 San Jose de Apartado massacre, reported Radio Caracol Monday. The sentence was the result of a plea bargain, in which each was...
Three displaced land claimants have been killed within a 24 hour period, EFE reported Friday. Bernardo Rios Londoño, and Ever Verbel Rocha were killed on Wednesday in the departments of Sucre and Antioquia respectively while...
The San Jose de Apartado Peace Community claims the Colombian government is failing to defend them against ongoing threats and violence on the part of “paramilitaries” and members of the military. In a petition sent...
