Published by Just Security on November 18, 2020.
The authors find that accountability over the ex-president’s human rights record is important for peace, and urge U.S. support for it.
Links to long-form information about peace, security, and human rights in Colombia
Published by Just Security on November 18, 2020.
The authors find that accountability over the ex-president’s human rights record is important for peace, and urge U.S. support for it.
Publicado por El Espectador el 8 de noviembre de 2020.
The newspaper obtains 24,000 audios from the Fiscalía that shed harsh new light on the drug trafficking case against a former FARC negotiator.
Published by Politico on November 2, 2020.
An overview of the state of affairs as Colombia edges closer to restarting a controversial U.S.-backed program of aerial herbicide fumigation.
Publicado por el Ministerio de Defensa de Colombia el 20 de octubre de 2020.
A Defense Ministry response to a request for information from Colombian senators about the U.S. deployment of a Security Force Assistance Brigade.
Publicado por FORPP, SICSAL, y SOA Watch el 8 de octubre de 2020.
Drawing a link between U.S. security assistance to Colombia and human rights abuses committed during the conflict.
Publicado por Verdad Abierta el 2 de septiembre de 2020.
Recently declassified U.S. government documents from the 1990s attest to the Colombian military’s low morale and collaboration with paramilitary groups.
Published by the National Security Archive on August 31, 2020.
A trove of declassified U.S. documents raises questions about ex-president Álvaro Uribe’s possible ties to paramilitaries and narcotraffickers.
Outlines the current challenges of Colombia’s peace process, across the board, and makes recommendations for U.S. policy.
Publicado por El Espectador el 29 de mayo de 2020.
A brief history of U.S. military cooperation with Colombia, going back to the Korean War.
Published by the Washington Office on Latin America on May 7, 2020.
An overview of a year of human rights scandals in the Colombian Army’s intelligence apparatus.
Published by National Post on March 27, 2020.
Maximum AUC paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso is to be released from U.S. custody after 12 years. This report looks at Mancuso’s deeds, the “Justice and Peace” demobilization process, and the views of AUC victims exiled in Canada.
Published by the State Department Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor on March 11, 2020.
The Colombia section of the State Department’s annual worldwide overview of human rights. (Link at state.gov)
The State Department’s annual worldwide overview of the drug trade and efforts to combat it. Includes a chapter on Colombia and mentions of the country throughout. (Link at state.gov)
Published by WOLA on February 11, 2020.
Colombia is nearing re-initiation of a suspended, U.S.-backed program of spraying herbicides from aircraft over coca-growing zones. This report evaluates this strategy according to six criteria.
Published by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, January 30, 2020.
The DEA’s annual report on drug trafficking patterns affecting the United States. Includes discussion of the cocaine trade and Colombian armed groups and organized crime. (Link at dea.gov)