Posted by Tim Hinchliffe | Dec 29, 2011 | News
Members of the FARC’s 36th Front set fire to two buses Thursday in Colombia’s northern department of Antioquia. The attack occured between the villages of Puerto Valdivia and Taraza where the guerrillas intimidated...
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The Colombian government under President Juan Manuel Santos has not been effective in protecting the rights of its internally displaced people (IDPs), the internal displacement monitoring center reported Thursday. The Colombian...
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Colombia’s former Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo blamed army intelligence Thursday for the false demobilization of the FARC’s Cacica Gaitana Front in 2006. Restrepo defended himself against allegations of...
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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos signed a bill Wednesday that eliminates wage discrimination against women. “I just enacted this law which will eliminate discrimination that exists today against women with regards to...
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Bogota’s interim mayor signed an anti-corporal punishment bill Wednesday in an effort to ensure children’s rights. The Ministry of Health has been assigned to implement the annual campaign that promotes non-violent...
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