Posted by Alice Boyd | Nov 1, 2011 | News
Colombia’s newly appointed labor minister said Tuesday that it is clear that what Colombians need is decent and dignified work within the country, according to an interview with Caracol Radio. The new Labor Minister Rafael...
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The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) claimed that the Colombian state was largely responsible for any errors made in calculating the number of victims of the 1997 Mapiripan massacre. The human rights court made the...
Read MorePosted by Alice Boyd | Nov 1, 2011 | News
Eight alleged members of guerrilla group FARC and one soldier were killed, and five rebel suspects arrested, in operations in central Colombia, newspaper El Espectador reported Tuesday. According to the newspaper, seven of the...
Read MorePosted by Alice Boyd | Oct 31, 2011 | News
Colombian congressman and human rights activist, Ivan Cepeda requested Monday that the president of the country’s Polo Democratico party resign, following embarrassing election results. Cepeda will issue a letter to the...
Read MorePosted by Alice Boyd | Oct 31, 2011 | Culture
Colombia’s multi award-wining reggaeton superstar J. Balvin saw his debut album “Real” go gold over the weekend. The reggaeton hit machine was given the award by the president of EMI music Colombia, making...
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