Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 2, 2011 | News
Colombia’s Prosecutor General Office confirmed Wednesday it will call former Interior and Justice Minister Sabas Pretelt de la Vega to testify about his alleged ties to now-demobilized paramilitary group AUC. In an...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 2, 2011 | News
Colombia’s Constitutional Court announced Tuesday that it needs more time to rule on the legality of same-sex couples adopting children. The court was asked to study the case of a lesbian couple who want one partner to be...
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The governor of the southwest Colombian department of Cauca called on the security forces Wednesday to improve the security situation in the region after six people were killed in an attack on a helicopter. In an interview with...
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Pereira striker Luis Moreno said Tuesday he has received multiple death threats over the fatal kick he gave to the mascot owl of opponents Barranquilla during Sunday’s soccer match. “Everything over the phone. And...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 1, 2011 | News
The defense ministers of Colombia and Ecuador on Monday announced they will jointly increase efforts to fight illegal armed groups that operate in the two countries’ shared border region. Colombian Defense Minister Rodrigo...
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