14 election officials ‘detained by FARC’ in southwest Colombia
Officials in southwest Colombia reported Saturday that 14 election officers were detained for several hours by rebels active in the area, according to national media.
Officials in southwest Colombia reported Saturday that 14 election officers were detained for several hours by rebels active in the area, according to national media.
Independent election observers in Colombia have launched a mobile app designed to allow citizens to report any indications of fraud or intimidation they might witness on their way to vote…
Colombia’s minister of defense announced Friday that over 260,000 members of the national security forces will be deployed throughout the country to monitor Sunday’s congressional elections.
Left-wing Colombian presidential candidate Aida Avella met with the United Nations on Wednesday to discuss a recent failed attempt to kill her, reported RCN radio.
Colombia’s ELN rebel group condemned Sunday’s failed assassination attempt on left-wing presidential candidate Aida Avella, in a statement released Tuesday.
A congress candidate from Colombia’s Liberal Party claimed on Tuesday he has received death threats allegedly sent from allies of political rivals.
Sunday’s assassination attempt on Aida Avella has been condemned by various sectors of the political community.
Violence against human rights defenders in Colombia rose 2.4% between 2012 and 2013, according to the online human rights publication “D for Defense.”
The kidnapping of a congressional candidate of the MIRA party on Wednesday is a clear sign that smaller parties participating in Colombia’s elections are not granted the same electoral rights…