Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 7, 2011 | News
Colombia’s interior minister announced Wednesday that the government has asked the country’s constitutional court to examine plans to guarantee the rights of indigenous peoples. Minister German Vargas Lleras said...
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The Colombian army and members of guerrilla group FARC have been fighting heavily in the northeast of Colombia where rebel leader “Timochenko” is thought to be located. According to radio station Caracol, the army...
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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos responded positively to a message by rebel group FARC announcing the release of six hostages. The guerrillas’ announcement was revealed Tuesday when thousands of Colombians took to...
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Colombia’s Supreme Court on Monday retracted its support for judicial reforms currently being debated in the country’s congress, claiming the reforms are an “attack” on Colombia’s democracy....
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Interpol officials in Mexico arrested and deported a prominent FARC guerrilla who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Colombia for drug trafficking. According to Colombia’s National Police, Carlos Ariel Charry Guzman,...
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