Posted by Benjy Hansen-Bundy | Apr 11, 2013 | News
Colombia’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday struck down a lawsuit disputing the constitutionality of the the Anti-discrimination Law under the grounds that indigenous groups were not adequately consulted. The rejected...
Read MorePosted by Benjy Hansen-Bundy | Apr 10, 2013 | News
The UN’s Colombian Office for the High Commissioner of Human Rights spoke out against the murder of Ever Cordero Oviedo, a land restitution activists, and demanded punitive action. “This violent death is worrying...
Read MorePosted by Benjy Hansen-Bundy | Apr 10, 2013 | News
In response to major peace demonstrations in Bogota, Colombia’s president thanked those who marched and reemphasized the need for progress at the peace talks in Havana. “Today has been a very important day for the...
Read MorePosted by Benjy Hansen-Bundy | Apr 10, 2013 | Culture
The better half of an American entertainment power couple, Jada Pinkett Smith, visited with President Juan Manual Santos to discuss a movie she plans to shoot in Colombia. Wife of superstar Will Smith, Pinkett Smith has...
Read MorePosted by Benjy Hansen-Bundy | Apr 8, 2013 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos reclaimed in early April some of the approval percentage points he lost in February and March, due to progress in peace talks with rebel group FARC. According to the Centro Nacional...
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