Far-right group the “Aguilas Negras” sent a death threat to 99 human rights workers and politicians, while praising Colombia’s “best-ever president,” Senator Alvaro Uribe. In the letter 99 people are named, including 35…
Paramilitary successor groups have issued fresh threats against Colombian human rights defenders in recent weeks, leading several groups to call on the government to ensure adequate protection of at risk individuals.
The mayor of the town of Rosas in the southwestern state of Cauca, along with other functionaries and several teachers were threatened on Thursday by a faction of neo-paramilitaries
A criminal gang has allegedly slipped a threatening note under the door of a government human rights office in northern Colombia.
A rural advocacy group has written an open letter to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos highlighting threats it allegedly received from a locally based palm oil company, local media reported…
A pamphlet claiming to be issued by the “eastern war front” of the ELN rebel group has reportedly been circulating in parts of the eastern Colombian state of Arauca, making…
Councilors across Colombia will strike in September because the government has failed to enact promised measures relating to security.
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.
“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…