Posted by Brandon Barrett | May 18, 2012 | News
House Representative Ivan Cepeda asked Colombian authorities Friday to investigate former Vice President Francisco Santos for his alleged ties to paramilitaries. In a letter Cepeda requested the Prosecutor General’s Office...
Read MorePosted by Brandon Barrett | May 18, 2012 | News
The Colombian justice system is considering reissuing an arrest warrant for ex-Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo, who fled the country before being charged with the fake demobilization of a non-existent FARC front. Judges...
Read MorePosted by Brandon Barrett | May 17, 2012 | News
The Canadian government’s failure to report on Colombian human rights, as promised as part of its Free Trade Agreement (FTA), drew criticism from the country’s opposition Thursday. The FTA, which went into effect in...
Read MorePosted by Brandon Barrett | May 17, 2012 | News
The government of France confirmed that they have designated a delegate to mediate the release of captured journalist Romeo Langlois. In an interview with Radio Caracol, the French ambassador to Colombia, Pierre Jean Vandoorne...
Read MorePosted by Brandon Barrett | May 17, 2012 | News
Former minister Fernando Londoño, who was the target of Tuesday’s terrorist attack in Bogota, blamed Colombia’s largest guerrilla group, the FARC, for the bombing that killed two members of his entourage and injured...
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