Sibylla Brodzinsky
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 00:00
Sekaggya challenged the government of President Alvaro Uribe to "genuinely address" their concerns
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 00:00
An exhibit in Bogota features harrowing images from Colombia's decades of conflict, all painted by people who saw it firsthand -- former combatants
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 - 00:00
Throughout Latin America, governments have been changing constitutions to allow reelection, once banned almost regionwide to prevent the rise of strongmen.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009 - 00:00
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez sought a region - wide censure of the pending agreement at a summit Monday in Quito, Ecuador. But other leaders were declined to condemn it outright
Thursday, July 30, 2009 - 00:00
A pending agreement that would give the US military broad access to several Colombian bases is rattling already shaky relations in the Andean region
Monday, June 22, 2009 - 00:00
Since 2007 the sub makers appear to have settled on one standard design and production has begun en masse, controlled by four competing organizations that sell the vessels to the traffickers
Wednesday, June 10, 2009 - 00:00
Recruitment and indoctrination are two pillars of the FARC's Plan Rebirth, launched to breathe new life into the 45-year-old rebel group after a series of serious blows to its command, morale, and finances
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 - 00:00
As part of ''Plan Rebirth,'' the rebels are working to reduce large-scale desertions, and have also sought to cut down on combat by increasing the use of mines and snipers
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 00:00
In May 2007, only 12 cases of sexual violence were filed with prosecutors appointed to carry out Colombia's special Justice and Peace Law. Today that number stands at 228
Monday, May 4, 2009 - 00:00
Uribe's sixth attempt may succeed. Congress is now debating a constitutional amendment that would prohibit personal use and possession of small amounts of 'recreational' drugs