Posted by Miriam Wells | Nov 17, 2011 | News
Hundreds of women were raped and abused by paramilitaries in the AUC’s northern bloc between 1997 and 2005, reveals a new report documenting sexual violence in Colombia’s Caribbean region. “Women and War:...
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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has spoken of the growing distance between him and his predecessor, Alvaro Uribe. In an interview with BBC Mundo, Santos, who was the former president’s defense minister, confessed...
Read MorePosted by Miriam Wells | Nov 16, 2011 | News
The Colombian government will visit the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) next week to appeal its judgement against the state in the Mapiripan massacre case. Colombia’s Justice Minister, Juan Carlos Esguerra,...
Read MorePosted by Miriam Wells | Nov 16, 2011 | News
Four Colombian soldiers have been dismissed from the national army for killing a peasant and dressing him like a guerrilla fighter. Colombia’s Inspector General’s Office said the men had “completely and...
Read MorePosted by Miriam Wells | Nov 16, 2011 | News
Colombia’s Congress has voted to withdraw the government’s controversial higher education reform bill, in a resounding victory for student protesters. Students, who have been on strike for five weeks against a bill...
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