Rainy season death toll at 117
Colombia’s rainy season has now taken the lives of 117 people, according to the Ministry of Interior and Justice. Over all, 1,170,480 people have been affected by the extreme weather,…
Colombia’s rainy season has now taken the lives of 117 people, according to the Ministry of Interior and Justice. Over all, 1,170,480 people have been affected by the extreme weather,…
Days before the 25th anniversary of the Palace of Justice siege, President Juan Manuel Santos called for the truth about the day’s events to be revealed, “however painful it may…
A regional dialog on the Land Restitution Law under consideration by the Colombian Congress will be held in Valledupar, Cesar, on Friday with the purpose of creating a forum between…
Colombia’s Supreme Court warned that paying reparations to victims of the country’s armed conflict could do serious damage to state budgets. Supreme Court President Jaime Arrubla told newspaper El Espectador…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos will personally speak before his country’s Congress to defend a law that seeks compensation for victims of the country’s violent conflict. Santos’ appearance before Congress…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General Guillermo Mendoza Diago has announced the formation of a new body to investigate the origins of thousands of recently discovered unidentified corpses, local media reported Wednesday. The investigative…
The United Nations on Wednesday asked Colombia to ratify the global convention against forced disappearance and allow families of the disappeared to seek justice through international courts. Cristian Salazar, director…
Manuel Bernal, the accountant of extradited paramilitary chief Salvatore Mancuso, was murdered in Bogota by unknown assassins, radio station La FM reported Wednesday. Manuel Bernal had been Mancuso’s accountant for years…
The Office for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) confirmed Tuesday in Bogota that a graveyard located in La Macarena, in Colombia’s south-east Meta department contains at least 446…