Category: Colombia
April 16, 2012 > Staff
Cuba Divides Sixth Summit Of The Americas
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia came to a close on Sunday without a joint declaration due to disagreement over Cuba’s […] Read More >
April 3, 2012 > Staff
Colombia’s FARC Release Hostages Held for 12 Years
Today in Latin America Top Story — Colombia’s Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerillas released 10 soldiers and police officers on Monday who they had held captive for at […] Read More >
March 27, 2012 > Staff
Colombia: 36 FARC Rebels Dead In Second Air Raid This Week
Today in Latin America Top Story — Following quickly on the heels of an air raid that killed 33 FARC guerrillas last Wednesday, the Colombian military announced that a raid in […] Read More >
March 7, 2012 > Staff
Colombia’s ELN Releases Kidnapped Oil Workers
Today in Latin America Top Story — Colombia’s ELN guerrillas on Tuesday released 11 oil workers that had been kidnapped at the end of last month, according to the International Red Cross. […] Read More >
March 6, 2012 > Staff
Colombia: 49 Human Rights Activists Murdered in 2011
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Colombian NGO Somos Defensores reported that 49 human rights activists were murdered in Colombia last year, a 36 percent increase over 2010. Somos Defensores, […] Read More >
March 1, 2012 > Staff
Colombia: Eleven Kidnapped Oil Workers Still Missing
Today in Latin America Top Story — Colombian Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzón announced Wednesday that at least eleven oil workers remained missing in northeastern Colombia after being kidnapped by an […] Read More >
February 27, 2012 > Staff
Colombia’s FARC Says It Will Release Hostages, End Ransom Kidnappings
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) announced on its website Sunday that it would no longer engage in ransom kidnappings to fund […] Read More >
February 10, 2012 > Staff
Colombia: Warrant Out For Ex-Peace Commissioner
Today in Latin America Top Story — A warrant was issued Thursday for the arrest of Luis Carlos Restrepo, Colombia’s peace commissioner from 2002-2009, for allegedly organizing a fake guerrilla […] Read More >
January 26, 2012 > Staff
FARC Leader Proposes to Swap Six Hostages for Prisoners
Today in Latin America Top Story — A rebel leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) pledged to release six captive Colombian military and police officers and asked for a constitutional […] Read More >
November 1, 2011 > Staff
Colombia Disbands Intelligence Agency Following Scandals
Today in Latin America Top Story — Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced the official end of his country’s scandal-ridden intelligence service Monday. The announcement does not come as a […] Read More >