Posted by Tom Heyden | May 18, 2011 | News
A group of 29 Colombian non-governmental organizations (NGO) urge the president of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate impunity in the country and bring those responsible for crimes against humanity to justice,...
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Former Colombian “para-politics” Senator Mario Salomon Nader has been officially charged with having ties to the AUC, El Espectador reported Wednesday. Salomon Nader was originally arrested on September 17, 2010, in...
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Documents revealing the Supreme Court testimony of a former official of Colombia’s drug enforcement agency (DNE) explain how seized mafia assets ended up in the hands of corrupt politicians. The testimony of Helia Marcela...
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The director of the Military Club, an entity under the Ministry of Defense, labelled Colombia’s defense minister a “fake” and a “liar” as he announced a libel lawsuit against him, El Espectador...
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Documents left behind by FBI agents in a raid on a prominent American anti-war activist’s home have reveal suspicions of 23 Americans accused of providing material support to the FARC in Colombia. The documents show how...
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