Kidnapping, a crime going virtually extinct in Colombia
While leftist guerrilla groups like the FARC and ELN used to be the main culprit of kidnappings in Colombia, this role has now almost entirely been taken over by common…
While leftist guerrilla groups like the FARC and ELN used to be the main culprit of kidnappings in Colombia, this role has now almost entirely been taken over by common…
After a major scandal erupted following the discovery of so-called “chop-up houses” in the port city of Buenaventura, similar torture and dismemberment chambers have been found in Medellin, and now in…
Riot police and the army raided the Bronx, central Bogota’s infamous drug dealing area, driving out thousands of homeless addicts, only for them to invade another part of the city.
Education, not employment, is the key to reducing recidivism among ex-combatants, according to a new study.
The disappearance of three journalists in the northeastern Catatumbo shows how Colombia’s central government has no control over areas away from the cities and economically important regions.
In an attempt to prevent a negligence fine, Bogota’s city government has blamed a homicide victim who had become a symbol of violence against women for her own death.
Soccer fans of five cities in Colombia will require a license to attend games from September while a “blacklist” of rioters will also be compiled, authorities announced on Monday.
A teacher from the southwest of Colombia was assassinated during class, in front of a room full of young students, local media reported Thursday.
Police are on a red alert in Bogota after two homemade bombs exploded in front of offices of health intermediary Cafesalud in Colombia’s capital.