COLOMBIA: Peace Caravan in the Tense Solitude of Putumayo

Just before dusk, a group of drivers clusters on the side of the dirt road in the remote Colombian province of Putumayo, forced to bring the Women's Peace Caravan, which is protesting the civil war, to a halt because one of the buses has a flat tire.

RIGHTS-COLOMBIA: Women’s Peace Caravan Heads to Epicentre of War

Continuing reports of skirmishes and the dynamiting of oil pipelines and bridges in the southern Colombian department of Putumayo did not daunt the 3,000 women who arrived in the area - the epicentre of the civil war - from all over the country on Monday.

RIGHTS-COLOMBIA: Women’s Peace Caravan Heads to Epicentre of War

Continuing reports of skirmishes and the dynamiting of oil pipelines and bridges in the southern Colombian department of Putumayo did not daunt the 3,000 women who arrived in the area - the epicentre of the civil war - from all over the country Monday.

COLOMBIA: Paramilitaries Seeking International Impunity

Carlos Castaño, leader of the right-wing paramilitary United Self-Defence of Colombia (AUC), is going after a tailored peace agreement with the government, one that includes international guarantees against extradition.

COLOMBIA: Anti-Drug Plan Impresses No One

Plan Colombia is being called into question due to its failure to reduce illegal drug crops and thus deal a blow to what is considered the main source of financing for paramilitary and guerrilla groups.

HUMAN RIGHTS-COLOMBIA: President Blasts Activists – Again

Colombian President Alvaro Uribe lashed out at activists for the second time in a week, just when the international human rights community was hoping for a rectification of a speech he gave on Monday, in which he accused local human rights groups of defending terrorism.

RIGHTS-COLOMBIA: Activists Warn that President’s Remarks Heighten Danger

Human rights groups warned that hostile remarks by Colombian President Alvaro Uribe targeting human rights groups put activists in even greater danger in this civil war-torn country.

RIGHTS-COLOMBIA: Activists Renounce State Protection in Protest

Some 50 human rights and social activists in Colombia said ''no, thanks'' Monday to the bodyguards, armour-plated vehicles, bullet-proof vests, and cell-phones that the government had assigned them as protection.

RIGHTS-COLOMBIA: Activists Renounce State Protection in Protest

Some 50 human rights and social activists in Colombia said ''no, thanks'' Monday to the bodyguards, armour-plated vehicles, bullet-proof vests, and cell-phones that the government had assigned them as protection.

COLOMBIA: Constitutional Reforms Would Sap Human Rights Safeguards

A draft reform of the Colombian constitution that would severely undermine human rights mechanisms and safeguards is slowly but surely making its way through Congress, which is expected to pass it in December.

RIGHTS-COLOMBIA: Indigenous People Under Fire

The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) in Colombia recently warned of the growing threat posed by the armed conflict to the country's 86 indigenous groups.