With ‘Jorge 40,’ hope returns for victims of Colombia’s armed conflict
The return of former paramilitary leader “Jorge 40” to Colombia on Monday marks the beginning of a new period of hope for victims of the now-defunct AUC. Jorge 40, whose…
The return of former paramilitary leader “Jorge 40” to Colombia on Monday marks the beginning of a new period of hope for victims of the now-defunct AUC. Jorge 40, whose…
Rodrigo Tovar, the former warlord who virtually owned Colombia’s Caribbean coast and its politicians, wants to talk after years of silence. The former commander of the AUC’s Northern Bloc is…
The legal problems of Colombia’s ambassador to Washington DC got a lot worse after the US decided to deport former paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso to the South American country. Ambassador…
Former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld was told in 2004 that Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe “almost certainly” had ties to paramilitaries and that a memo on ties to…
The extradition of former paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso to Colombia is increasingly unlikely after the foreign ministry admitted the government lied about filing an extradition request. Over the past weeks,…
The former leader of Colombia’s AUC paramilitaries knows exactly which politicians and security officials are trying to get away with murder, like the country’s ambassador to Washington DC. Human Rights…
US authorities plan to send former paramilitary chief Salvatore Mancuso to Italy after Colombia’s government apparently dropped an extradition request, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday. The demobilized AUC chief,…
The fake demobilization of paramilitary organization AUC has been one of the most successful hoaxes of master conman and Colombia’s former President, Alvaro Uribe. The former Medellin Cartel associate claims…
Colombia’s prosecution reportedly wants to end the justice system that has revealed the involvement of politicians, military commanders and businessmen in paramilitary war crimes. According to newspaper El Espectador, multiple…