Posted by James Bargent | Oct 4, 2011 | News
Colombian prosecutors are investigating 4,634 demobilized paramilitaries and guerrillas for serious human rights crimes as part of the Justice and Peace process. According to a report released on Monday by the Prosecutor...
Read MorePosted by James Bargent | Oct 4, 2011 | News
Former President Alvaro Uribe claimed Monday that a number of civilians who were murdered by soldiers and disguised as combatants, in what became known as the “false positive” scandal, were in fact criminals and drug...
Read MorePosted by James Bargent | Oct 4, 2011 | Economy
U.S. unions on Monday protested the free trade agreement (FTA) with Colombia submitted by President Obama, while Republicans said the deal’s ratification is “top priority.” The union Communication Workers of...
Read MorePosted by James Bargent | Oct 3, 2011 | News
U.S. President Barack Obama finally sent the long-stalled free trade agreement (FTA) between the U.S. and Colombia to Congress on Monday. Obama said in a statement, “we’ve worked hard to strengthen these agreements to get the...
Read MorePosted by James Bargent | Oct 3, 2011 | News
The Colombian government will extradite five Colombian citizens to the U.S and Spain to face trial for drug trafficking and money laundering. Anti-drugs police captured Heder Augusto Sarria Martinez, alias “Niño Malo” in May...
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