Posted by Tom Heyden | Jun 8, 2011 | News
Former Colombian President Cesar Gaviria Tuesday admitted that it gave too much power to the president, while criticizing the possibility of presidential re-election. Gaviria, who was in power between 1990 and 1994, oversaw the...
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An ex-AUC member could be expelled from Colombia’s Justice and Peace process amid claims that he threatened a lawyer, while he insists he is the victim of a conspiracy orchestrated by those implicated in his testimony,...
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Former Mayor of Bogota Jaime Castro has confirmed that he intends to run again in the upcoming elections, although his Liberal Party has already declared its support for David Luna, newspaper El Espectador reported Tuesday....
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Police have captured 13 suspected murderers linked to the killings of at least 10 victims in Medellin, Antioquia department, so far in 2011, El Colombiano reported Tuesday. Several of the arrests occurred in the city’s...
Read MorePosted by Tom Heyden | Jun 7, 2011 | News
The U.N. High Commission on Human Rights has welcomed the adoption of the Victims and Land Restitution Law but also expressed several recommendations and concerns about its application, various media sources reported Tuesday....
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