9 Colombian Rebel Leaders Sentenced
Governor Guillermo Gaviria and former Defense Minister Gilberto Echeverri were among those killed when a rescue team of soldiers approached the rebel camp where they were being held as hostages.A…
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FARC refuses French mission access to Betancourt
France sent a jet with doctors and diplomats on board to Colombia last week in hopes of getting access to Betancourt, 46, who was said to be gravely ill.”For the…
40.000 child-soldiers in Colombian rebel groups
Political scientist Natalia Springer, who conducted the research about children in the Colombian conflict, says 14 thousand minors are active as actual soldiers within the rebel groups. The majority of…
France says Betancourt maybe less ill than thought
France has sent an urgent medical mission to Colombia to try to get access to Betancourt, a French-Colombian citizen who has been held in the jungle for six years by…
Caldas school refuses girls for being lesbian
The Ombudsman, Gustavo Restrepo Perez, states his action to demand admittance was necessary to show the school they are setting a bad example for the country.According to the official the…
Colombia spent $1 Million on lobbying for trade deal, NYT says
More than 50 members of Congress went on expenses-paid trips to Colombia; the Colombian president visited Washington to personally lobby; and companies including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Citigroup Inc. are…
Paramilitary victims want ‘Macaco’ to stand trial in Colombia
The call was made after Colombian President Álvaro Uribe Friday signed a decree approving the extradition of ‘Macaco’ to the United States to face charges of illicit drug trafficking and…
Juanes helps land-mine victims
In 2005, Juanes created his Mi Sangre (My blood) foundation, with the purpose of rehabilitating and educating land mine victims and their families and reintegrating them socially and economically.Today, the…