Posted by Marguerite Cawley | Mar 15, 2011 | News
A Colombian judge rules that the 2001 paramilitary massacre of 31 civilians in the town of Chengue, north Colombia, was a “crime against humanity” and orders the decade-old case reopened. The case regards the January...
Read MorePosted by Marguerite Cawley | Mar 15, 2011 | News
Members of the Colombian army deactivated bombs found on a truck in the northeast Arauca department, which they said were planted by the FARC. Newspaper El Espectador reported Tuesday that the Army’s 18th Brigade...
Read MorePosted by Marguerite Cawley | Mar 15, 2011 | News
Senator Ivan Moreno Rojas’ lawyer resigns in objection to proposals to try his client in absentia, postponing the corruption hearing until March 22, W Radio reported Monday. Prior to this development, the court planned to...
Read MorePosted by Marguerite Cawley | Mar 14, 2011 | News
A former police official murders his ex-wife, his son, and two others, before committing suicide in the central Colombian Antioquia department. According to a report in El Tiempo, the regional government secretary said that...
Read MorePosted by Marguerite Cawley | Mar 14, 2011 | News
State officials will investigate claims of bribery and paramilitary involvement in the election of former Prosecutor General Mario Iguaran. A report in newspaper El Espectador states that Current Prosecutor General Viviane...
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