Chris Kraul
Wednesday, April 8, 2009 - 00:00
Alberto Fujimori is sentenced to 25 years. Activists say the verdict shows that even former heads of state cannot expect to get away with serious crimes
Thursday, April 2, 2009 - 00:00
Human rights groups say Carmelo Agamez's case is an example of how Colombia's justice system is broken, and how unjustifiable arrests are used to intimidate dissidents
Monday, March 30, 2009 - 00:00
Colombian National Police commander Gen. Oscar Naranjo said it was the 11th such scheme uncovered against the minister in less than two years
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 - 00:00
Recent arrests and cocaine seizures point to the cartels' growing presence in the South American country.
Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 00:00
Keiko Fujimori, a front-runner in some presidential polls, says strong support for her potential candidacy is a sign of strong support for her father, who is on trial on human rights abuse charges.
Sunday, March 8, 2009 - 00:00
Once-skeptical U.S. sponsors say the national program, modeled after one developed in Medellin, may eventually serve as a template for war-torn societies
Friday, March 6, 2009 - 00:00
Hebert Veloza Garcia is sent to New York to face drug-trafficking charges. Rights groups fear that could mean details of government collusion with the militias may never be known
Thursday, February 19, 2009 - 00:00
Having gotten 602 killings off his chest, paramilitary leader Edgar Ignacio Fierro has moved on to dollars and cents: how he and other leaders looted municipal treasuries, hospitals and even schools
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 00:00
In polarized Venezuela, Teodoro Petkoff may be the closest thing to a centrist commentator. He expects support for Chavez to continue deteriorating
Friday, February 13, 2009 - 00:00
The U.N. and the European Commission send police officers from the impoverished region, now a major transit hub for cocaine, to Colombia for training.