Colombia’s chief prosecutor closed a prosecution office in the north of the country after paramilitaries allegedly kidnapped three officials for interrogation. In a press release, Prosecutor General Francisco Barbosa said…
Colombia’s prosecutor general’s office on Friday refused to lift arrest warrants of paramilitary leaders, effectively blocking the government’s peace process. Deputy Prosecutor General Martha Marcera wrote Peace Commissioner Danilo Rueda…
Contrary to claims made by President Gustavo Petro, Colombia’s government has made no ceasefire agreements with any illegal armed group. Petro said on Saturday that “we have agreed a bilateral…
Colombia’s security forces and the country’s largest illegal armed groups will uphold a temporary ceasefire to facilitate negotiations, according to President Gustavo Petro. In an announcement, Petro said that his…
Colombia’s illegal armed groups are increasingly moving their violence from the countryside to the country’s cities, according to a leading think tank on the armed conflict. In its annual report…
Colombia’s prosecution indicted a former army captain and four former soldiers over their alleged drug trafficking activities with paramilitary organization AGC. According to the prosecution, the five former officials provided…
A US court sentenced the founder of Colombia’s paramilitary organization AGC, to 35 years in prison on charges related to drug trafficking and terrorism. The sentence comes almost a year…
A pamphlet signed by the AGC announced an immediate unilateral ceasefire by Colombia’s largest paramilitary organization on Sunday. In the online announcement, the paramilitary organization said that they had “declared…
An alleged paramilitary offensive against Colombia’s police has left 15 officials and two civilians dead so far this year. The increased attacks against police officers has made 2022 the deadliest…