Posted by Jacob Stringer | Dec 12, 2012 | News
The military will strengthen the independence of its courts to prevent impunity, Colombia’s army commander on Wednesday told critics of a newly approved justice reform granting more jurisdiction to military tribunals....
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Armed groups in poorer parts of Medellin are killing and displacing thousands, said civil society groups Tuesday. City authorities recorded 1,026 homicides and 8387 instances of forced displacement in January to October of this...
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The removal of Colombia from the “blacklist” of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), previously celebrated by president Juan Manuel Santos, actually signals an increase in scrutiny, according to...
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A displaced indigenous community on Monday returned home to western Colombia despite warnings that the area remains unsafe. As part of the Colombia government’s program to restore land to people displaced by armed...
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Colombia has opened the country’s first clinic for abortion in limited circumstances, reported local media Monday. The pilot strategy to provide full reproductive health services has begun operating in East Central...
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