The new year is off to a violent start in Colombia, marred by an assassination and several guerilla attacks. Here’s a brief overview of the most recent news related to the violence in Colombia.
- The city of Neiva, the capital of the southwestern department of Huila, has been the site of three guerilla bombings since Sunday. The second attack Tuesday night left one young person injured and the most recent attack yesterday morning damaged an estimated 50 homes, also ...
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Arturo Valenzuela, the State Department’s top Latin America official, gave a speech at the Brookings Institution Wednesday on “Latin America Relations: A Look Ahead.” While largely upbeat, Valenzuela’s text had strong words about deteriorating democratic conditions in Venezuela, and a hint that Venezuela is violating the OAS Democratic Charter. ...
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A view of Rio's Complexo de Alemão favela.
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Just before the holidays I accompanied WOLA colleagues on a week-long research trip to...
On December 7th, Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Dick Lugar (R-IN) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) introduced the "House initiative sponsored by Congressman Elliot Engel (D-NY) and Connie Mack (R-FL) that was passed by the House of...
The following is an overview of recent violence in Colombia from November 21st to December 10th:
- November 21: President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia reported that his country's security forces had "apparently" killed Benito Cabrera Cuevas, also known as Fabian Ramirez, a senior FARC commander. Colombian news sources report that Cuevas was killed in an early morning raid in the Meta department. Various personal items, including a computer, have ...
This post is written by Lisa Haugaard and Kelly Nicholls 
We already knew that Colombia has one of the highest numbers of internally displaced persons in the world, the highest rate of murder of trade unionists. But Colombia is ranking near the top on yet another tragic indicator: disappearances, according to a new report, Breaking the Silence: In Search of Colombia's Disappeared, just released by the...