Medellin Colombia
Colombia
May 04, 2005 This Travel Warning is being issued to remind American citizens of ongoing security concerns in Colombia. This supersedes the Travel Warning issued March 3, 2004. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the dangers of travel to Colombia. Violence by narcoterrorist groups and other criminal elements continues to affect all parts of the country, urban and rural, and border areas. Citizens of the United States and other countries continue to be the ... [Read More]
International Adoption Colombia
Medellin, Antioquia ... El Poblado, Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia ... [Read More]
Colombia
The Government did not prohibit membership in most political organizations; however, membership in private organizations that espoused or carried out acts of violence--such as the AUC, FARC, and ELN--was illegal. Paramilitaries and guerrillas routinely interfered arbitrarily with the right to privacy. Both groups forcibly entered private homes, monitored private communications, engaged in forced displacement (see Section 1.g.) and conscription, and punished family members for the alleged violations of individuals. The FARC, which employed large numbers of female combatants, prohibited pregnancies among its troops and ordered forced implantation of intrauterine devices and forced abortions. g. Use of Excessive Force and Violations of Humanitarian Law in Internal Conflicts The country's 40-year-old internal conflict—-among Government forces, several leftist insurgent groups, and a ri ... [Read More]
Travel Warning - Colombia - Panama
Violence has decreased markedly in most urban centers, including Bogota, Medellin, Barranquilla, and Cartagena. Nevertheless, since the year 2000, 32 Americans were reported kidnapped in various parts of the country, including four in 2004. No one can be considered immune on the basis of occupation, nationality or any other factor. A number of kidnappings are committed by terrorist groups, including the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (ELN). The FARC are suspected of being responsible for holding captive three Americans since February 2003. The U.S. government places the highest priority on the safe recovery of kidnapped Americans. However, it is U.S. policy not to make concessions to, or strike deals with terrorists, so the U.S. government’s ability to assist kidnapped U.S. citizens is limited. ... [Read More]
Colombia
According to the Ministry of Defense, guerrillas committed 709 terrorist acts during the year. For example, in May, 14 persons were killed and 93 injured when the FARC, in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of its founding, detonated bombs in the cities of Medellin, San Carlos, and Apartado, Antioquia Department. The largest bombing occurred on May 22, when the FARC bombed a popular Apartado nightclub, killing 5 and injuring 93. On August 8, the FARC detonated a bomb during a festival in Medellin, injuring 35. Guerrillas also detonated bombs attached to motorcycles, bicycles, animals, and human cadavers. ... [Read More]
Colombia
In October Angel Quintero and Claudia Patricia Monsalve, members of ASFADDES (an association for relatives of the disappeared) were kidnaped in Medellin by persons claiming political motives. There has been no news of the victims since October, and no arrests have been made. The authorities continued their investigation at year's end. ... In August the AUC paramilitary movement claimed that it had killed the leader and six members of the "la Terraza" gang of hired killers based in Medellin. The AUC was known to have contracted the gang to conduct killings. ... [Read More]
2004 Summary of Colombia Request to U.S. Under Article 9 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention
The National Museums Network of the Ministry of Culture has organized museology seminars in Bogotá, Medellin and Pasto where all those involved with and interested in museums have been invited to participate. Among their objectives is enhancing the abilities of the regional museums to operate effectively within the limits of their human and financial resources. ... [Read More]
Colombia
On September 20, 2002, paramilitary forces outside a chapel in Medellin, Antioquia Department, killed Father Jose Luis Arroyave. The priest had been an activist in the conflictive Comuna 13 community. ... [Read More]
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