Posted by Stephen Gill | Apr 19, 2016 | News
Colombia’s President will call for a complete overhaul of international drug policy including decriminalization at a United Nations Assembly on Drugs in New York on Wednesday. President Juan Manuel Santos will present a...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Gill | Apr 19, 2016 | News
In spite of extensive investigations and an impressive amount of convictions, ties between Colombia’s criminal underworld and the state are alive and well, according to a leaked Inspector General reports. At the request of...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Gill | Apr 18, 2016 | War and peace
Colombia’s left-wing FARC rebels called on Pope Francis on Sunday to intervene in ongoing peace talks with the government in an open letter penned by the group’s commander-in-chief. FARC chief “Timochenko” requested in the...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Gill | Apr 16, 2016 | News
Colombia’s government has reached an agreement with child care workers who have been on strike for 11 days, allowing the women to return to work in child care centers on Monday. The Colombian Institute of Family Welfare...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Gill | Apr 14, 2016 | War and peace
Colombia’s government and the left-wing FARC rebels will sign a bilateral ceasefire “in the coming days,” according to guerrillas. Both sides are locked in the final stages of talks as they seek to solve the...
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