Category: Colombia
June 23, 2016 > Camila Osorio
FARC Rebels and Colombia’s Government are one Step Closer to Signing a Peace Deal
BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA — On April 9, 1948, Colombian liberal presidential candidate Jorge Eliécer Gaitán was murdered in downtown Bogotá. A hired hitman approached Gaitán at noon and shot him. The […] Read More >
May 9, 2016 > Staff
Colombia to Deploy Air Power Against Criminal Gangs
Top Story — Colombia’s government will deploy military aircraft to fight the three major drug trafficking and illegal mining gangs in the country, the BBC reported. The announcement, made by […] Read More >
May 6, 2016 > Staff
Colombian Police Arrest Panamanian Businessman on U.S. Allegations of Money Laundering
Top Story — Colombian police arrested a top Panamanian businessman whose extensive banking, real estate and retail businesses, U.S. authorities allege, were used by Mexican and Colombian drug traffickers to […] Read More >
April 8, 2016 > Staff
Colombia High Court Ruling Lays Groundwork for Gay Marriage
Top Story — Colombia’s constitutional court decided in a 6-3 vote Thursday against a ruling that defined marriage as only between heterosexual couples, positioning the country to become the fourth […] Read More >
March 31, 2016 > Staff
ELN Rebels and Colombian Government to Hold Formal Peace Talks
Top Story — The Colombian government and rebels from the National Liberation Army (ELN), the country’s second largest left-wing rebel group after the FARC, announced on Wednesday that they will […] Read More >
March 28, 2016 > Staff
Human Rights Watch Warns of Impunity Concerning Colombia’s ‘False Positives’
Top Story — Days after Colombia’s government and the rebels of the FARC postponed a key deadline for the resolution of peace talks, Human Rights Watch released an analysis today […] Read More >
March 1, 2016 > Staff
Brother of Former Colombian President Arrested on Charges of Running a Death Squad
Top Story — Colombian authorities have arrested the brother of current Senator and former President Álvaro Uribe in Medellín on charges of organizing a paramilitary group that was linked to dozens […] Read More >
February 9, 2016 > Staff
While FARC Rebels Balk at Referendum Plan, Colombia Increases Attack on ELN
Top Story — Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos gave the military orders to increase its operations against the second largest guerilla group in the country, the ELN, in response to an […] Read More >
February 5, 2016 > Staff
Obama Will Seek $450 Million in Aid for Colombia
Top Story — U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday announced alongside Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos that he will seek $450 million in new aid for Colombia to continue fighting […] Read More >
January 26, 2016 > Staff
UN Agrees to Oversee Future Ceasefire Deal Between Colombia, FARC Rebels
Top Story — In a unanimous vote on Monday, the U.N. Security Council approved a resolution to oversee the planned ceasefire between the Colombian government and FARC rebels. The vote […] Read More >