Posted by James Bargent | Sep 22, 2011 | News
Over 100 British politicians, lawyers and unionists have called on the Colombian government to immediately release a human rights defender and trade unionist imprisoned for three years without trial. Liliany Obando was arrested...
Read MorePosted by James Bargent | Sep 22, 2011 | News
A former Liberal Party politician convicted of colluding with Pablo Escobar in the murder of a presidential candidate has slammed the Colombian Supreme Court, saying he will launch an international appeal. Alberto Santofimio is...
Read MorePosted by James Bargent | Sep 21, 2011 | News
On August 26, 1995 Jorge Salcedo boarded a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) plane leaving Colombia for the United States, a new home, a new name and a new life. In his wake he left the collapsing Cali Cartel – at the time...
Read MorePosted by James Bargent | Sep 21, 2011 | News
Authorities have imposed a curfew in a central Colombian municipality in an attempt to regain control of oil worker protests that have forced Pacific Rubiales to shut down production. The indefinite curfew was announced...
Read MorePosted by James Bargent | Sep 20, 2011 | News
Escalating violence in central Colombia has left several police and workers injured as protests against oil company Pacific Rubiales spiral out of control. The president of the oil workers union USO, Rodolfo Vecino, told...
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