Posted by Benjy Hansen-Bundy | Feb 22, 2013 | News
The United Nations’ Colombia office of human rights (OHCHR) on Friday criticized the sluggish pace of prosecutions regarding the thousands of extrajudicial killings of civilians by members of the armed forces. When those...
Read MorePosted by Benjy Hansen-Bundy | Feb 20, 2013 | News
A Medellin NGO on Wednesday condemned what they claim is the Colombian government’s negligence in protecting victims and prosecuting criminals in response to the largely unrecognized problem of sex trafficking in the...
Read MorePosted by Benjy Hansen-Bundy | Feb 20, 2013 | News
The national ombudsman’s office and human rights leaders across Colombia requested that an autopsy be done on a victims rights activist who allegedly committed suicide on Saturday after recieving numerous death threats....
Read MorePosted by Benjy Hansen-Bundy | Feb 19, 2013 | News
Colombian congressmen on Tuesday filed a lawsuit claiming that the controversial military justice reform is unconstitutional. “Our suit demonstrates that the [military’s] jurisdiction was augmented illegally, that is...
Read MorePosted by Benjy Hansen-Bundy | Feb 19, 2013 | Lite
Amid fierce competition, one muscle-bound Colombian stood above the rest at the 2013 “Titan’s Challenge” to be anointed, “the strongest man in Colombia.” At a hulking 6’4″, 295 lbs, Over...
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