President Gustavo Petro, Colombia's first leftist leader, promised his government would acquire 3 million hectares (7.4 million acres) of land for victims of the country's six-decade conflict, to ...

In Colombia, Indigenous, peasant and Afro-descendant groups have escalated land occupations in recent months, seeking to ensure the government carries out long-standing land redistribution promises.

Land rights and special protections for Indigenous communities are entrenched in Colombia’s post-conflict transitional justice measures like the Truth Commission, the Special Jurisdiction for ...

A UAE-coordinated law enforcement operation targeting environmental crime in the Amazon Basin has led to 94 arrests and the ...

Coup claims, trade threats, and guerrilla attacks ignite a legal standoff between Colombia and the U.S. over diplomacy, war ...

Following the commitments made by President Gustavo Petro during his official visit to Haiti on January 22, 2025, the ...

Colombian authorities said Friday they captured an alleged leader of the Italian 'ndrangheta mafia in Latin America who is accused of overseeing cocaine shipments and managing illegal trafficking ...

U.S. cooperation has been instrumental in strengthening Colombia's security forces, law enforcement, and justice institutions ...

Colombia's conflict was originally sparked in the 1960s by land rights demands, with Marxist rebels promising to redistribute land and wealth held largely by a small group of elite families.

MONTERIA, Colombia - President Gustavo Petro, Colombia's first leftist leader, promised his government would acquire 3 million hectares (7.4 million acres) of land for victims of the country's six ...