A man alleged to be the mastermind of a plot to shoot Colombian senator and presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay was taken into custody Saturday, law enforcement said.

A congressional hearing hosted by the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission is warning that a surge in violence against Colombian human rights defenders and social leaders threatens to unravel years of progress toward peace.

Colombian police have arrested the alleged mastermind of the assassination attempt against a presidential hopeful during a rally last month. Miguel Uribe, a conservative senator, was twice shot in the head in the capital,

A man prays for Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay's recovery after he was shot at a political rally, in Cali, Colombia, Sunday, June 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)

BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe, who has been hospitalized since he was shot in the head earlier this month during a campaign event, is out of an emergency surgery performed on Monday but is in "extremely critical" condition, the Santa Fe Foundation hospital said on Monday. Uribe, 39, a potential presidential candidate from the right-wing opposition, was shot in Bogota on June ...

A man prays for Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay's recovery after he was shot at a political rally, in Cali, Colombia, Sunday, June 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)

Three years after the election of left-wing candidate Gustavo Petro as President of Colombia, the country is in crisis. Following the failure of negotiations with the ELN guerrilla group, the assassination attempt on right-wing presidential candidate Miguel Uribe,