Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 17, 2011 | News
Families of victims rejected the Friday acquittal of former Colombian Army general Ivan Ramirez in the case of the disappearance of 11 civilians during the 1985 siege on the guerrilla-occupied Palace of Justice. The families...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 17, 2011 | News
Colombia’s justice minister rejects criticism by Human Rights Watch that said that a government proposal to increase the use of military tribunals would lead to impunity for human rights violations and open the doors to...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 16, 2011 | News
Colombia left interest rates unchanged, after raising them in November, as falling inflation expectations give policy makers room to gauge the impact of the European debt crisis. The central bank’s seven-member board, led by...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 16, 2011 | Economy
Colombian stocks declined for a fourth straight session Thursday, once again driven lower by a fall in oil and financial shares, while the peso strengthened slightly against the dollar. The Colcap index, the benchmark measure...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 15, 2011 | Lite
Colombian bombshell Sofia Vergara has received a Golden Globe nomination for her role in the U.S. sitcom Modern Family for the second time, the organization announced Thursday. Competing for the “Best Television Series...
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