Posted by Toni Peters | Sep 21, 2011 | News
The National Commission of Ethics of the political party Polo Democratico has made the decision to “publicly and definitively” eject suspended Bogota Mayor Samuel Moreno from the party, Colombian media reported...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Sep 21, 2011 | News
An armed group attacked a police station in southwest Colombia with grenades and rifle fire in the early hours of Wednesday morning, Colombian media reported. The assault on the the police station in the municipality of La...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Sep 21, 2011 | News
A stoppage by transport workers Tuesday demanding the government cap the price of gasoline has blocked the Pan-American Highway and has affected approximately 300,000 people in Pasto, the capital of the southwestern Nariño...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Sep 21, 2011 | News
Colombian authorities have not effectively addressed the lack of justice for female survivors of sexual violence during the armed conflict, NGO Amnesty International has stated in a report published Wednesday. The report titled...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Sep 20, 2011 | News
The Colombian government has confirmed politicians convicted for having paramilitary links will be allowed to leave jail temporarily on election day, Colombian media reported. The Justice Minister Juan Carlos Esguerra said...
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