Witnessing the birth of Colombia’s largest river
Posted On: Monday 25th of March 2019 01:00:24 PM
The Magdalena River is Colombia’s largest. By the time it reaches the Caribbean coast in the north its waters have traveled 950 miles from the river’s birthplace. In order to…
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Native Colombians expand protests despite stigmatization, death threats and repression
Posted On: Monday 25th of March 2019 11:58:55 AM
Thousands of participants joined indigenous protests in southwest Colombia on Sunday, putting the government of President Ivan Duque under further pressure. Interior Minister Nancy Patricia Gutierrez has been negotiating with…
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Magistrate investigating Uribe never told Supreme Court she worked for his defense attorney: report
Posted On: Sunday 24th of March 2019 02:08:54 PM
A magistrate investigating Senator Alvaro Uribe never told the Supreme Court she used to work for the controversial former president’s attorney, according to weekly Semana. Magistrate Cristina Eugenia Lombano never…
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Minor damage reported after M6 earthquake in west Colombia
Posted On: Sunday 24th of March 2019 11:00:18 AM
A strong earthquake of magnitude 6 that shook multiple of Colombia’s cities on Saturday left only minor damage, according to authorities. The earthquake occurred around 2:30PM some 124 kilometers under…
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IACHR criticizes Colombia for failure to ratify war crimes tribunal bill
Posted On: Saturday 23rd of March 2019 11:00:16 AM
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has criticized Colombia’s government for its failure to adopt a law that defines the powers of a war crimes tribunal. The IACHR said…
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