Posted by Sarah Cast | Aug 26, 2011 | News
The Colombian government has allocated $558 million to the public hospital network, which the minister of social protection said Friday will be sufficient to save major hospitals from closing. Minister of Social Protection...
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A retired Colombian Army lieutenant colonel was sentenced to 23 years and three months in prison Thursday for the extrajudicial execution of a farmer in north Colombia whose death was reported as a combat kill. The Second...
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Twenty alleged members of the Medellin-based drug gang “Oficina de Envigado” have been captured in an operation carried out by the Colombian intelligence agency DAS. Among the suspects are three police officials....
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Colombia’s Constitutional Court approved the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) treaty, Colombian media reported. According to the court, the treaty adheres to the Colombian Constitution. The UNASUR treaty was...
Read MorePosted by Sarah Cast | Aug 25, 2011 | News
Politicians jailed in La Picota prison in Bogota for ties with paramilitaries can effectively elect candidates in the upcoming elections, Senator Ivan Cepeda claimed Wednesday during an inspection of prisons across Colombia....
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