Colombia Reports
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 00:00
Colombia's Supreme Court President Jaime Arrubla said Monday that his judicial body has not seen conclusive evidence that Senator Piedad Cordoba is guilty of "FARC-politics."
Monday, August 2, 2010 - 00:00
Venezuela's Prosecutor General Luisa Ortega said Sunday that Colombia's evidence of guerrilla presence in Venezuela, presented to the Organization of American States (OAS), lacks legal validity.
Monday, July 26, 2010 - 00:00
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has warned his Central American nation may respond militarily if Colombia authorizes oil concessions in disputed territory in the Caribbean sea.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - 00:00
The recent Colombian claim that Venezuela is harboring guerrillas sparked speculation about tension between incoming President Juan Manuel Santos and outgoing President Alvaro Uribe over relations with Caracas.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - 00:00
Colombia modified its extradition law so that demobilized paramilitaries participating in the Justice and Peace program can not be immediately extradited until they have adequately complied with the national reparation process.
Friday, February 19, 2010 - 00:00
Former Colombian President Andres Pastrana in an open letter criticizes the phenomenon of parapolitics in Colombia's current administration and says that President Alvaro Uribe has a lot of explaining to do.
Friday, February 19, 2010 - 00:00
The president of Colombia's Constitutional Court announced Wednesday that the court will hold extra sessions to accelerate its analysis of the referendum on whether President Alvaro Uribe can stand for a third term.
Friday, February 5, 2010 - 00:00
Ex-army general Mario Montoya Uribe has been implicated in the massacre of eight people in the Peace Community of San Apartado, reported El Tiempo on Thursday.
Monday, February 1, 2010 - 00:00
The extradition of key paramilitary leaders to the U.S. was "a fatal blow to investigations into parapolitics" and was done in order hide the truth, according to Americas Human Rights Watch (HRW) director Jose Manuel Vivanco.
Monday, February 1, 2010 - 00:00
In his soon to be released book, extradited paramilitary leader "Jorge 40" backs up accusations by other paramilitary leaders that Colombian Vice President Francisco Santos had ties to paramilitaries, Noticias Uno reported Monday.