Uribe is ‘Colombia’s best-ever president,’ right wing extremists say in mass death threat
Far-right group the “Aguilas Negras” sent a death threat to 99 human rights workers...
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Colombia’s paramilitary successors continue to threaten human rights defenders
Paramilitary successor groups have issued fresh threats against Colombian human rights...
I was threatened by neo-paramilitaries: Mayor of town in southwestern Colombia
The mayor of the town of Rosas in the southwestern state of Cauca, along with other functionaries...
Mayor, local defender recieve Los Rastrojos death threat over prison crowding measures
A criminal gang has allegedly slipped a threatening note under the door of a government human...
Palm oil company threatens northern Colombia displacement victims
A rural advocacy group has written an open letter to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos...
Colombia’s Councilors will strike in September
Councilors across Colombia will strike in September because the government has failed to enact...
Unionists representing Pacific Rubiales workers report paramilitary death threats
The president of Colombian oil union USO, which has been striking over pay and conditions at Canadian-owned oil company Pacific Rubiales, said members have received death threats from paramilitaries. In an exclusive interview...
Indigenous tribe photographer receives vicious threats
“Stop f****** about with your photos and be quiet, because we will find you,” read a threatening email sent to a Colombian photographer working to capture the struggle of the vulnerable Nukak indigenous tribe in Colombia’s...
Heads of 3 human rights NGOs receive death threats
The leaders of three human rights NGOs that work with victims of armed conflict in Colombia reported receiving death threats from the neo-paramilitary criminal gang “Aguilas Negras” (Black Eagles) Tuesday, the news station...
Official threatened over vehicle register investigation: Comptroller
Infrastructure Comptroller Nelson Izaciga has received threats for starting an investigation into the National Driving and Vehicle Register, according to the comptroller general. Caracol Radio reported that the comptroller...
Journalist flees Colombia amid death threats
A Medellin-based journalist from newspaper El Espectador was forced to leave the country after months of receiving threats on her life, the newspaper announced Tuesday. Mary Luz Avendaño had been covering a story about the ties...
Family of slain displaced leader condemn lack of state protection
The family of a slain forced displacement leader claimed Wednesday that the state is not providing them asylum in another country despite threats on the family members lives. Lucila Osorio Cordoba, the daughter of Ana Fabricia...
