Topic: Jose Miguel Vivanco

Colombia's militias guilty of same abuses committed by predecessors New militias have arisen to replace Colombia's notorious right-wing paramilitary groups and they are committing the same sorts of violence as their predecessors, a prominent international rights organization said Wednesday.More ...
Colombia's president an obstacle in probing far-right militiasPresident Alvaro Uribe's government has consistently tried to obstruct legal efforts to rid Colombia of far-right militias and punish politicians and military officers who collaborated with them, according to a report issued by ...