Posted by Hannah Stone | Dec 3, 2010 | News
Colombian police say they have captured nine key associates of Medellin gang leader Maximiliano Bonilla, alias “Valenciano.” The men are allegedly members of the “Los Mondongueros” gang, and are accused...
Read MorePosted by Hannah Stone | Dec 3, 2010 | News
Colombia could receive $10 million, starting in January 2011, from a fund to help poor countries adapt to climate change, a Colombian negotiator at the Cancun Summit told El Espectador. Andrea Garcia said that countries such as...
Read MorePosted by Hannah Stone | Dec 2, 2010 | News
Colombia’s new Prosecutor General Viviane Morales rejects ex-President Alvaro Uribe’s criticism of the justice system in remarks made to Caracol Radio. Uribe admitted earlier Thursday that he had advised former aides...
Read MorePosted by Hannah Stone | Nov 30, 2010 | News
A bill to resolve the status of demobilized paramilitaries, who were left in legal limbo after the Constitutional Court overturned a law protecting them from prosecution, will be passed by the end of the year, according to...
Read MorePosted by Hannah Stone | Nov 29, 2010 | News
Colombia’s request for an extension on the Mine Ban Treaty deadline for removing anti-personnel landmines from its territory is likely to be approved, according to the treaty’s secretariat. Colombia on Monday...
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