Party run by Colombia's former FARC rebels fights for survival in Sunday's election

Former rebels that once controlled large swaths of rural Colombia are now fighting for their survival as a political party, ...

Human rights situation in Colombia is backsliding, UN warns as nation heads into elections

Colombia is at risk of “reverting to the serious human rights situation” it faced before a peace deal with the nation’s ...

Colombian police capture 121 members of criminal groups charged with extortion and kidnappings

Colombian police say they have arrested 121 suspects in a nationwide crackdown on kidnapping and extortion tied to major criminal groups.

Child recruitment by armed groups in Colombia quadruples in last 5 years, says UNICEF

UNICEF is saying that illegal armed groups in Colombia are recruiting far more children, with verified cases quadrupling in ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Colombian senator who is seeking the presidency is shot and wounded at Bogota campaign rally

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian Sen. Miguel Uribe Turbay, a possible candidate in the country’s presidential election next year, was shot and wounded at a campaign rally in Bogota on Saturday, ...
NPR

At least 80 people killed in northeast Colombia as peace talks fail, official says

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — More than 80 people were killed in the country's northeast over the weekend following the government's failed attempts to hold peace talks with the National Liberation Army, a ...
UNHCR

A 'House of Rights' for Colombia's displaced people

BOGOTA, Colombia, September 30 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency and Colombia's National Ombudsman's Office on Thursday inaugurated a Casa de los Derechos - or 'House of Rights' - for thousands of ...