Colombia court orders Avianca to resume discussions with pilots union
Colombia’s largest airline was ordered to resume discussions with its pilots union, with whom it...
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Woman to be compensated for 12-year enslavement: Constitutional Court
Colombia’s constitutional court on Wednesday granted compensation to a woman who was imprisoned in the home of a former military official for 12 years working as a domestic slave. The woman, referred to as...
Victims’ lawyer to appeal Uribe immunity in Drummond case
The attorney of victims in the lawsuit against Drummond announces they will appeal a court decision to allow Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe’s refusal to testify against the coal giant. In a statement,...
Uribe does not have to tesify in Drummond case
A Washington D.C. federal judge decided former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe does not have to testify in the case against coal giant Drummond, Colombian media reported Thursday. Judge John Bate recognized the immunity Uribe...
Ecuador court orders arrest of Colombian police chief
An Ecuadorean court has issued an arrest warrant for Colombia’s National Police director for the 2008 cross-border raid in which FARC commander Raul Reyes and 25 others were killed, reported Colombian media Friday. The...
Ex-Colombia coach Gomez sued over hitting woman
Formal criminal charges have been brought against former Colombia soccer coach Hernan Dario “Bolillo” Gomez for attacking a woman in a bar. Colombian media reported that Carlos Castro, a lawyer who says he is not...
Nueva EPS director gets 5 days in jail for contempt of court
A Colombian judge has ordered the five day imprisonment of health insurance company Nueva EPS’ scientific director, Tayla Tamer, for disobeying court orders to perform a surgical intervention on an elderly woman, newspaper...
Colombia making progress against impunity: UN
The UN has said the sentence handed down to a retired general for the disappearance of 11 people in the 1985 Palace of Justice siege represents a positive step in the Colombian government’s fight against impunity. Jesus...
Supreme Court upholds decision to make Uribe wiretap investigation public
Colombia’s Supreme Court ordered Thursday that the inquiry being carried out by Congress’ Accusations Committee to determine the role that former President Alvaro Uribe played in the DAS wiretapping scandal be made...
Extradite Makled to US: Inspector general
The Inspector General’s Office asked the Supreme Court to extradite drug-trafficker Walid Makled to the U.S., not Venezuela, Caracol Radio reported Friday. Inspector General Alejandro Ordoñez said that based on...
Argentina indicts Colombian soccer player for tax evasion
Argentina’s Federal Court has indicted Colombian footballer Giovanni Hernandez for tax evasion during his time as a Colon de Santa Fe player, reported El Espectador Wednesday. The court also ordered the seizure of his...
Prison official gets 22 years for corruption
An official from Colombia’s national prison authority INPEC was jailed for 22 years on Wednesday for extorting prison inmates and falsifying documents, El Espectador reported Wednesday. The official, Luis Enrique Murallas...
