Posted by Miriam Wells | Dec 2, 2011 | News
Colombia’s Prosecutor General has called for the country’s Justice and Peace Law to be “shielded,” in light of fresh claims people are lying about human rights abuses to falsely get compensation. Viviane...
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President Juan Manuel Santos defends his renewal of ties with Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, saying the neighboring nation has almost entirely paid off its trade debt to Colombia. The Colombian president announced Venezuela had...
Read MorePosted by Miriam Wells | Dec 2, 2011 | News
The Las Pavas farming community and international NGOs have been accused of staging a set-up to defraud the Colombian state, in one of the country’s most famous land restitution cases. Colombia’s Prosecutor...
Read MorePosted by Miriam Wells | Dec 1, 2011 | News
The number of people with HIV/AIDS in Colombia is rising, despite a worldwide fall in infection rates by 15% over the last five years. A report released by the World Health Organization and the United Nations to coincide with...
Read MorePosted by Miriam Wells | Nov 29, 2011 | News
The four FARC hostages murdered on Saturday were honored at a funeral Tuesday attended by Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos. Colombia’s Minister of Defense Juan Carlos Pinzon and senior military and police also joined...
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