The Colombian Federation of Journalists (FECOLPER) has scheduled a march to protest recurrent death threats made against journalists by criminal bands. According to Spanish news agency EFE, members of FECOLPER,…
Neo-paramilitary group the “Aguilas Negras” have recently distributed pamphlets threatening journalists, lawyers, trade unionists and political leaders in the Caribbean coastal city of Barranquilla, media reported Monday. The group’s Central…
The San Jose de Apartado Peace Community has reported continued indifference by government officials over the persecution of its members by paramilitaries. “They try to end us in different ways,…
Judicial officials on the Colombian island of San Andres have received threats signed with the name of demobilized paramilitary group the AUC, reports Caracol Radio. The Administrative Court Circuit of…
Former Senator Piedad Cordoba demands increased protection, claiming that there are people from the previous government of Alvaro Uribe who “have an interest” in killing her, reports El Espectador. The ex-official…
Colombia’s interior and justice minister on Thursday denied accusations by the Supreme Court that the government is insufficiently protecting magistrates and former magistrates. According to a press release on the…
Former magistrates of Colombia’s Supreme Court told the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) that the government continues to carry out illegal surveillance on the court, and has not instituted…
Colombian TV host Jessica Cediel reports that she has received death threats. The celebrated beauty and pin-up reported the threats to the Prosecutor General’s Office, but has not responded to…
Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel Silva announced tight security measures for the inauguration of President-elect Juan Manuel Santos on August 7, with intelligence units and fighter jets on hand to combat potential threats,…