Tag: Paramilitaries
Colombian Prosecutor Begins Hearings in Alvaro Uribe Case
On Friday, the Colombian prosecutor will initiate a virtual hearing in a process against former president Alvaro Uribe for the crimes of procedural fraud and bribery of witnesses. RELATED: Colombia Willing to Integrate a Peacekeeping Force in Palestine Through the his lawyer Diego Cadena, the far-right politician sought to bribe witnesses who were in prison […]
May 17, 2024
Marielle Franco Was Murdered for Political Reasons: Lewandowski
On Sunday, Brazilian Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski confirmed that political motivations were behind the assassination of councilwoman Marielle Franco in 2018. RELATED: Justice For Marielle Franco: Detained Masterminds of Her Murder “We are very clear about who carried out and who ordered this hateful act, which was a politically motivated crime,” he said at a […]
March 25, 2024
Colombia Activates Search for Murderers of Social Leaders
On Thursday, Colombian Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez presented a new strategy to strengthen cooperation between the Military Forces and the Police to arrest 481 people wanted for murders of social leaders. RELATED: Colombian Supreme Court Elects Luz Camargo as Attorney General More specifically, the strategy covers crimes that have occurred since 2016, when the State […]
March 14, 2024
Colombian Families Are Displaced by Paramilitary Violence
On Monday, Colombian Ombudsman Carlos Camargo denounced that around 80 Indigenous families from the La Guajira department have been forced to flee from their homes due to clashes between paramilitary groups that have been fighting each other since Saturday. RELATED: Colombia Assumes Presidency of the EU-CELAC Anti-Drug Mechanism “There is anxiety among ethnic and peasant communities […]