Colombian judges face threats and murder
Colombia’s Supreme Judicial Council warns of threats to the country’s judiciary, with three judges assassinated in the last two years, and 600 receiving threats over the last four years, reports…
Colombia’s Supreme Judicial Council warns of threats to the country’s judiciary, with three judges assassinated in the last two years, and 600 receiving threats over the last four years, reports…
Senator Piedad Cordoba said Thursday that the charges brought against her for allegedly having links with the FARC are “persecution,” and that the charges “come from the presidency.”” according to…
Although Colombian law states that Colombians must be treated ahead of foreigners when there is a waiting list, some foreigners have obtained organ transplants by fraudulent means, often using…
Colombian intelligence agency DAS carried out illegal monitoring as part of a smear campaign against European organizations, including the EU parliament, according to leaked reports from the prosecutor general, reported…
Colombia’s prosecutor general declared the 1990 assassination of demobilized M-19 guerrilla and presidential candidate, Carlos Pizarro Leongomez, a “crime against humanity”, reports Radio Sante Fe. The former M-19 commander’s murder was part of…
Presidential candidate Juan Manuel Santos asked paramilitary head Carlos Castaño to carry out a coup to overthrow then-President Ernesto Samper, claims extradited AUC commander Salvatore Mancuso, reports El Espectador. Speaking from…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe said on Tuesday that if a government is responsible for ordering illegal wiretaps, then those involved would be jailed, including the president, reported Caracol Radio. Speaking…
Bogota’s mayor Samuel Moreno Rojas called for the International Criminal Court to investigate the illegal wiretapping activities of Colombian security agency DAS, CM& reported Wednesday. Speaking after a meeting with…
An investigation into the surveillance activities of Colombian security agency DAS has revealed that Ecuador’s former army commander and ambassador to Venezuela, Rene Vargas Pazzos, was listed as a “political…