Colombian State foots bill for army destruction of homes
Colombia’s Supreme Court has ruled that the state must pay compensation to around 20 families who lost their homes due to fighting between FARC and the Colombia army in the…
Colombia’s Supreme Court has ruled that the state must pay compensation to around 20 families who lost their homes due to fighting between FARC and the Colombia army in the…
A Colombian judge has ruled in favor of 14 families in the country’s north, who claimed their lands were stolen by paramilitaries, reported local media Wednesday. In the first ruling…
Colombia’s Supreme Court asked authorities on Wednesday to gain control of the southern Putumayo department, an area that is run by the narco-trafficking criminal group “Los Rastrojos.” The country’s High Court allegedly called…
Colombia’s Supreme Court has postponed the date of the wiretapping trial against former officials until November 19, reported newswire CM& Tuesday. Maria del Pilar Hurtado, who served as the director…
A captured paramilitary leader has refused to testify in the preliminary investigation against Colombia’s housing minister who has been accused of ties to the warlord, reported local media Wednesday. The…
Debates continued Wednesday with less than a year for Colombian Congress to legislate on gay marriage. A new initiative concerning marriage between two people of the same sex was radicated…
Colombia’s Supreme Court denied a mistrial petition by the editor of a pro-FARC news site, local media reported Wednesday. Joaquin Perez Becerra, director of Anncol, a website that regularly publishes…
Colombia’s U Party on Wednesday suspended one of its senators who has been arrested on charges of money laundering and real estate fraud. The Supreme Court accused Sen. Dilian Francisca…
Colombia’s Supreme Court detained a senator for allegedly engaging in real estate and money laundering deals with drug traffickers. Early on Tuesday, the Supreme Court placed Dilian Francisca Toro under house…