Colombian druglord El Duro captured in Brazil
Colombian druglord Nestor Ramon Caro Chaparro, alias “El Duro,” has been arrested in the upmarket Ipanema neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, in a joint operation between the Brazilian and Colombian…
Colombian druglord Nestor Ramon Caro Chaparro, alias “El Duro,” has been arrested in the upmarket Ipanema neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, in a joint operation between the Brazilian and Colombian…
Senior U.S. State Department official Arturo Valenzuela will stop off in Colombia to attend a World Economic Forum (WEF) event in Cartagena, during a tour of several South America nations…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe blamed political motivations for the U.S. State Department’s human rights report that criticized corruption and abuses in Colombia, reported EPA. Speaking to university students on Wednesday,…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Friday defended former Agricultural Minister Andres Felipe Arias’ subsidies scheme (AIS), following the U.S. State Department 2009 Human Rights Report’s damning criticism of the program. “AIS is…
Former Agricultural Minister and pre-presidential candidate Andres Felipe Arias Friday said that the damning U.S. State Department 2009 Human Rights Report, which condemns his involvement in the agricultural subsidies corruption…
The U.S. State Department’s 2009 Human Rights Report found that despite progress, “significant” human rights abuses and “impunity” for corrupt officials still persist in Colombia. The report notes that Andres…