Posted by Seth Robbins | Mar 7, 2012 | News
Former AUC leader Vicente Castaño gave orders to form new small “self-defense” groups following the organization’s demobilization, jailed drug lord and former paramilitary leader “Don Mario” claimed...
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A former AUC paramilitary member will testify before a U.S. court that Alabama-based coal giant Drummond Ltd. ordered his group to kill union organizers at its mine in Colombia, the victims’ defense said Monday. The...
Read MorePosted by Seth Robbins | Mar 5, 2012 | News
Former Senator Piedad Cordoba said Sunday that the FARC’s recent announcement that it will halt kidnappings and release its hostages is a “breakthrough” for human rights in Colombia. Piedad Cordoba news archive...
Read MorePosted by Seth Robbins | Mar 2, 2012 | News
Colombian Navy officials have stated that the service does not discriminate against gay men–three days after a Navy commander said homosexual relationships are “not appropriate” on his ship. The Colombian Navy...
Read MorePosted by Seth Robbins | Feb 29, 2012 | News
A stolen Pablo Picasso drawing, valued at more than $75,000, was recovered by authorities and will be returned to its owner, a museum in southwestern Colombia. Authorities said the drawing, which had been missing for more than a...
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