Indigenous body to sue US TV channel
Colombia’s Uribia Department for Indigenous Affairs will sue U.S. TV channel Telemundo NBC over claims that the Wayuu community practices female genital mutilation. On April 1, 2010, the station broadcast an…
Colombia’s Uribia Department for Indigenous Affairs will sue U.S. TV channel Telemundo NBC over claims that the Wayuu community practices female genital mutilation. On April 1, 2010, the station broadcast an…
Colombia has seen an outpouring of hatred following former FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt’s attempt to claim damages from the Colombian government for the six years she spent in guerrilla captivity.…
In separate lawsuits, four former FARC political hostages seek damages from the Colombian state for its alleged failure to provide them with adequate security, to the combined value of almost…
Former FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt on Tuesday withdrew her petition to the Colombian Inspector General’s Office, in which she sought over $6.5 million from the state in damages for the six…
Keith Stansell, a U.S contractor and former hostage, who spent five years in FARC captivity with Ingrid Betancourt, said in an interview with RCN Radio Monday that the ex-presidential candidate was…
In a two-page document, Colombian security and intelligence agency DAS reveals agents met with former FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt the morning of her kidnapping, to advise her of the dangers…
Colombia’s Inspector General’s office announced Monday that a public mediation meeting between the Colombian state and Ingrid Betancourt, who seeks more than $6 million in damages from the government for…
Liberated hostage Ingrid Betancourt clarified that while she is seeking over $6 million in damages for her six years spent in FARC captivity, she does not intend to sue the…
Liberated FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt is seeking $6.6 million in damages from the Colombian government as compensation for her six years as a prisoner of the guerrilla organization. Betancourt was kidnapped…