Posted by Tim Hinchliffe | Nov 18, 2011 | News
Colombia’s Ministry of Justice recognized on Thursday a “substantial reduction” in manual illicit crop eradication compared to previous years. With only 44 days left on the year, manual eradication of coca has...
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Colombian prosecutors have sought to establish whether there were any irregularities in identifying victims of the 1997 Mapiripan slaughter, by interrogating alleged “false victims”. Colombia’s Prosecutor...
Read MorePosted by Tim Hinchliffe | Nov 18, 2011 | News
A land claimant in Northwest Colombia was killed on Thursday, making him the 10th person from the Association of Natural Land and Life to be killed in the past three years. The body of Alejandro Padilla was found near a bridge...
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The Bogota Superior Tribunal extended on Thursday the existing arrest warrant against former DAS Director, Maria del Pilar Hurtado, to 12 months over illegal wiretapping, among other crimes. In the judicial proceedings,...
Read MorePosted by Tim Hinchliffe | Nov 18, 2011 | Economy
Government statistics agency DANE announced on Thursday that Colombia’s imports grew by 28.9% in September. According to the DANE report, foreign purchases in September amounted to $2.6 million with a 62.9% growth in...
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