Ex-paramilitary sentenced for Union Patriotica murders
A former paramilitary member was sentenced to 56 years and 10 months in prison for his responsibility for the murders of two members of the Union Patriotica Party (UP) in…
A former paramilitary member was sentenced to 56 years and 10 months in prison for his responsibility for the murders of two members of the Union Patriotica Party (UP) in…
Congressman Ivan Cepeda accepted the Colombian government’s apology Tuesday for their part in the 1994 murder of his father, Union Patriotica Senator Manuel Cepeda. Several media reported that the Colombian…
The Colombian government will publicly acknowledge Tuesday their responsibility for the 1994 assassination of communist Senator Manuel Cepeda, announced his son, Representative Ivan Cepeda Cepeda was a Union Patriotica congressman…
Human rights lawyers called the former sub-director of the Colombian intelligence agency DAS to trial for the 1999 killing of comedian and journalist Jaime Garzon, reported El Espectador. Human rights…
A former deputy director of Colombia’s intelligence agency DAS ordered the assassination of a leftist politician by paramilitaries, the Prosecutor General’s Office said Tuesday. According to prosecutors, there is enough…
Surviving members of the FARC-linked Union Patriotica (UP) have petitioned to regain their status as a political party, newspaper El Espectador reported Monday. Former Supreme Court magistrate Jaime Araujo Renteria…
Former paramilitary commander Hazbun Raul “Pedro Ponte” Mendoza was sentenced to 20 years prison for his involvement in the killing of two Union Patriotica members, reports the Prosecutor General’s office. On…
During a day of rememberance for the victims of one of Colombia’s darkest episodes, the Union Patriotica (UP) massacres, a representative for the UN High Commission for Human Rights declared…