Posted by Charles Parkinson | Feb 20, 2012 | News
Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has criticized the decision of the current government to attempt to remove military court jurisdiction in the investigation of military human rights abuses. Railing against the decision in...
Read MorePosted by Charles Parkinson | Feb 20, 2012 | Caribbean
Baranquilla Carnival commenced with an explosion of color and characters on the Caribbean coast Saturday. Colombia’s biggest carnival saw a host of familiar faces from the world of politics and celebrity, as well as from...
Read MorePosted by Charles Parkinson | Feb 20, 2012 | News
The Colombian government reached an agreement with air-traffic controllers, bringing an end to a dispute which has caused flight delays and cancellations across the country over the past three weeks, reported Colombia’s...
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A prominent activist in Colombia has declared an arrest warrant for a former guerrilla involved in the 2006 false demobilization case a “violation of his fundamental rights” and called for European Union [EU]...
Read MorePosted by Charles Parkinson | Feb 17, 2012 | News
Former paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso has been convicted of plotting the murder of 77 in the 1997 Mapiripan Massacre. Appearing via video link from a U.S. prison in Virginia where he is currently serving time for drug...
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