Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 2, 2012 | News
Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro does not have the legal authority to decree a ban on carrying arms as vowed in his inaugural speech Sunday, the city’s former and current government secretaries said Monday. According to Hector...
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The law regulating the compensation of approximately 4 million victims of Colombia’s armed conflict took effect Monday. The “Victims Law” allows victims of violence committed by left-wing guerrillas, right-wing...
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Unidentified gunmen have killed four people, including a prison official, in the central Colombian town of Tunja, police said Sunday. According to the local police, the multiple homicide took place on Friday in a suburb of the...
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At least 22 people were killed in Colombia during New Year’s Eve celebrations, the country’s police said Sunday. The number of murders on New Year’s Eve dropped 33.3% compared to last year, police official...
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New Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro vows to raise taxes for the rich and decree a full ban on carrying weapons as one of many measures to decrease inequality in Colombia’s capital city and lower the city’s crime rate....
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