South Colombia mayor arrested over social leader’s murder
The mayor of a town in the south of Colombia was arrested on Saturday over his alleged involvement in the murder of a social leader last year. Miguel Antonio Rico,…
The mayor of a town in the south of Colombia was arrested on Saturday over his alleged involvement in the murder of a social leader last year. Miguel Antonio Rico,…
Colombia’s inspector general said Wednesday that criminal organizations are working with the police and the military to assassinate community leaders and human rights defenders. According to Inspector General Fernando Carrillo, “state…
Businessmen in northwest Colombia are conspiring with death squads to assassinate social leaders to prevent the restitution of land that was stolen during the armed conflict, according to several organizations.…
Amnesty International (AI) bashed Colombia’s authorities on Monday over their “silent complicity” in the increased violence against social leaders and human rights defenders. The international human rights group is the…
Colombia’s social organizations may be under fire, but they are not dead yet.
Colombia’s social organizations called for a day of protest on Friday to mourn 311 social leaders and human rights defenders who have been assassinated since 2016. Citizens and groups announced…
Days after former presidential candidate Gustavo Petro denounced systematic death threats against his former campaign coordinators, one of them was assassinated. The murder of Petro’s presidential campaign coordinator in Caceres,…
Colombia’s authorities seem unable or hardly interested to curb the wholesale slaughter of the country’s social leaders that has skyrocketed since a peace process came into force. The most recent…
Multiple sources over the weekend reported the deaths of at least eight social leaders and human rights activists throughout Colombia. FARC dissidents released a video on Sunday in which they…