A leader of a group of peasants reclaiming land they were forced to leave by illegal armed groups, was assassinated in northern Colombia said the human rights ombudsman Wednesday. “[Martha]…
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…
To mark the International Day for Landmine Awareness, Colombians took part in symbolic acts to commemorate the country’s some 9,000 victims, Caracol Radio reported Monday. The campaign was disseminated through…
Ombudsman Volmar Perez on Monday expressed concern about the massacres that have recently taken place across the country. Ortiz spoke following the murder of 11 people in two separate massacres on Sunday…
An international delegation will accompany 290 Colombians, displaced by violence and forced to flee into the jungle in the western department of Choco, as they return to their homes. The…
Colombia’s Omdusman Volmar Perez Sunday expressed concern about death threats, massacres and forced displacement committed by illegal armed groups in the north-west Colombian department of Cordoba. Perez said that the…
Colombia’s Ombudsman Volmar Perez said Monday that ten Colombian citizens were arrested on charges of espionage earlier this month by Venezuelan police, and not eight as previously reported. Perez said…
Colombia’s Ombudsman Volmar Perez announced Wednesday that a total of 20 Colombian citizens were detained in March and currently being held by Venezuela on charges of espionage or links to…
Colombia’s ombudsman requested an official report from Venezuelan authorities about the ongoing investigations into the deaths of almost 20 Colombian citizens on Venezuelan soil over the last few months. Ombudsman…