Claudia López, candidate for Bogotá, speaks Colombia - Photo Luisa González REUTERS... ..…

In Colombia, one of Washington's closest allies in Western Hemisphere, fighting for education can get you August 7, 1999, Gustavo Marulanda was murdered Medellín, near Universidad de Antioquia, where he studied philosophy. ..…

The members of Security Council reaffirmed their commitment to working with Colombia to progress implementation of Peace Agreement. ..…

Between 2000 and 2015, United States provided Colombia, with more than $10 in aid order to bring stability to Andean nation. ... In 1999, U.S government took gamble on Colombia, the producer of cocaine and U.S ally. ..…

To address record-breaking cocaine Colombia, Trump Administration is working with Colombian government to restart controversial fumigation program that Colombian administration had halted due to its risk to public health.. ... Former INL Rand Beers, indicated that U.S and Colombian governments..…

In Venezuela, it sells for $0.01 a litre the government acted to stop this revenue drain January 2017 by raising the price to $0.40 in areas bordering Colombia, and. ..…

This collective was formed to defend Colombia's peace process from attacks from the far-left and the far-right, and government and criminal attempts to sabotage the peace process.. ... These think tanks, like WOLA in United States, and Indepaz, Paz y Reconciliacion and Ideas Paz..…

People's Travel Advisory on Colombia, 2019 we will picket Colombian Consulate San Francisco.. ... U.S is the political and military author of Colombia for over 52 years. ..…

The immigration wave is new in the recent history of Colombia, millions of. Those memories have contributed to Colombia's sense of solidarity with Venezuelan migrants, said Yukiko Iriyama, deputy of the UN agency UNHCR Colombia.. ..…

Fiebre del oro verde marihuana 'creepy beneficia traficantes de Colombia Published on August 2019. ... Green Gold Rush business for Colombia traffickers Published on August 2019. ..…

Photo Getty Images HAVANA TIMES Venezuelan born Colombia can become Colombian citizens, the government announced on Monday.. ... Colombia has shown the world that the way of xenophobia is the wrong way, .. ..…

day of action was held on July 26, to protest the killings of social activists Colombia.. ... Australian-based solidarity group United for Colombia held protest to raise awareness about ongoing human rights violations Colombia, Sydney on August 3. ..…

Peace and justice for Colombia rally Sydney on August 3. day of action was held on July 26, to protest the killings of social activists Colombia.. ... Australian-based solidarity group United for Colombia released the following in response to the human rights violations. * * *...…

He's the president of one of the largest trade union federations Colombia, CTC, and has been living and breathing union work for over 40 years. ... Colombia has been on the international trade Ituc's for the last few years and is considered one of the worst countries in the world when it..…

WOLA expresses its appreciation to the 79 Members of US Congress who are encouraging Secretary of State Pompeo to advance peace and human rights protections Colombia.  We ask that policymakers, civil society, the community and others continue to act to improve human rights and support..…

The displacement warning, sent by the National Indigenous Organization of Colombia on March 4, has located the primary threats in the municipalities of Bojayá, Rio Sucio, Bahía Solano, Juradó, and Carmen del Darién. ... According to the National Indigenous Organization of Colombia..…

Kimberlyn Suarez Villegas, 24, with son, Estheban, Bogota, Colombia ... ... nurse tends to newborn at the ward at Hospital Materno Infantil Bogota, Colombia. ..…

By the fact that this terrible trend seems to be worsening, The Spokesperson for Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Rupert Colville, today expressed alarm at the number of human rights defenders being killed, harassed and threatened Colombia, and... ..…

In March of this year, United Nations Verification Mission to Colombia, UN mission tasked with verifying the implementation of the accords particularly FARC-EP reintegration, reaffirmed its support for JEP as tool for placing victims rights at the center of peacebuilding.. ... The aim of these..…

Transatlantic Summit III of Political Network for Values will gather political leaders from 30 countries in Congress of Republic of Colombia.. ..…

She survived the attack, and today works with Alianza de Mujeres Tejedoras de Vida, coalition of grassroots women's associations across the 13 municipalities of the department of Putumayo, Colombia.. Based in the municipality of San Miguel on the border with Ecuador, Sandra in one of many victims..…

The peace accords with FARC rebels, including provisions for restoration of usurped lands, are opposed by Colombia's right-wing president,  Iván Duque. . ... Toga Cartel, corruption network within Colombia government.. In April, his former chief and ex-police general Mauricio..…

Jeremy McDermott, Colombia-based on the insurgencies and co-founder of Insight Crime think tank, believed Colombian insurgents were operating Venezuela with at least the blessing of Maduro.. ... But he acknowledged the trend and added that the flow of illegal narcotics from Colombia..…

FILE PHOTO Colombian President Ivan Duque speaks during hearing at Constitutional Court Bogota, Colombia March 7, 2019. ... Colombia, has taken in more than million refugees in less than two years, .. ..…

Colombia's President Ivan Duque speaks during meeting of Lima Group Bogota, Colombia, February 25, 2019. ... Colombia, has taken in more than million refugees in less than two years, .. ..…

By supporters of peace and the Colombian President Ivan Duque said Sunday he objects to several articles legislation implementing agreement with Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia rebel group, ings International Criminal Court .. ..…

At time Obama-era diplomat is not the right person to head our Colombia, U.S ally in the region, of Macmanus last year. ... By threatening to stop sending the money and to decertify, Trump made headlines in the fall of 2017 Colombia as in the war on drugs if the leadership did not do..…

Video Maduro breaks relations with government of Colombia. Venezuelan President Nicolas #Maduro announced he has decided to break all ties with the government of # Colombia and gave Colombian.. ..…

APARTADO, Colombia — The sun was sitting in the sky region of northwestern Colombia that abuts Caribbean Sea. ... But researcher and one of the chief architects, its implementation was always going to be problem given the complicated nature of Colombia's and the lack of state..…

On January 25, Associated Press reported that, Guaidó secretly traveled to Washington, Colombia, and Brazil mid-December.. ... National Security Advisor John Bolton was photographed at press conference in the week holding notepad with the words 5,000 troops to Colombia written on it,..…

United States acting Defense Secretary, Pat Shanahan, on Tuesday would not rule out sending military forces to Colombia in attempt to oust Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro.. ... The note spurred South America where all countries with the exception of Colombia reject foreign military..…

., that the countries and parties will have 15 days as from its announcement to plan and materialize the return of the representatives of ELN to Colombia... ... Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba informs that, accordance with its responsibility it sent to Ministry of Foreign Affairs of..…

With Trump administration focused on Venezuela and efforts to undermine Nicola Maduro's grasp on Caracas, policy hands are concerned that Colombia, one of America's strongest allies in the region, is not receiving the attention it deserves.. ... Obama-selected, Kevin Whitaker, remains in place..…

Between September 26 and December 26 this year alone, 14 ex-members of FARC were murdered, said UN Antonio Guterres in his report on the body's mission to Colombia.. ... FARC is Spanish acronym for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia ELN is National Liberation Army and EPL is..…

The 57-page report, Recycled Violence Abuses by FARC Dissident Groups Tumaco on Colombia's Pacific Coast, shows how flaws in the demobilization of FARC guerrillas and in their reincorporation into society helped prompt the formation of these new dissident groups. ... With at least seven rights..…

MEDELLÍN, COLOMBIA — large child slavery ring overseen by Israelis was dismantled by Colombian police earlier this week, in story that has shocked Colombia and much of Latin America and received minimal coverage from mainstream Western media outlets. ... they determined that he was the..…

The movement to defend and transform education reverberates far beyond the movement, leading to the construction of broad, Left and bloc of the sort not seen Colombia since the progressive Jorge Eliécer Gaitán was murdered in 1948.. The stakes of Colombia's movement to push education,..…

path to Latin America Inter-American Court sets in case of journalist assassinated Colombia. ... Historic alliance between IACHR, Ecuador & Colombia will investigate murder of. ..…

While the strike has taken many forms, classes at La Universidad Nacional de Colombia sede Bogotá have been replaced with spaces to speak about the movement and the current threat to education and services Colombia.. ... The strike has garnered support from several other major unions..…

Colombian government has permitted Bogotá-based megachurch called Avivamiento to begin building churches to convert ex-combatants of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia to Christianity.. ... Former FARC militants Wilmer Pérez, Eder Cristian, and left, right, play checkers at Mariana Paez..…

This article is intended to describe the different positions around peacebuilding in Colombia. . ... The decree’s term period is 180 days after the Legislative Act effective date. . [13] Ministerio de Hacienda y Crédito Público 2017, Decreto Ley 883, Government of Colombia, May 26,..…

Álvaro Uribe, senator and former president of Colombia, has issued list of concerns with the deal under #AcuerdoDelmpunidad on Twitter. ... Using counterterrorism tactics United States army honed against al-Qaeda, Colombia managed to reduce the size of FARC to what it's today, about..…

According to Colombia's leading newspaper, El Tiempo, the victims of the sexual abuse practices were forced to flee the region after their families received death threats.. ... While FARC and the administration of President Juan Manuel Santos are negotiating who is responsible for the million..…

With help from Hugo Chávez in West and Rafael Correa in Southeast, FARC had Colombia on path to ruin.. ... While many, chide United States for its Afghanistan, Colombia case proves that Bush strategy works when properly applied. ..…

According to the success story, Uribe's achievements in dealing with the paramilitaries were even more peace talks with AUC commanders led to the dismantling of their organization, the demobilization of more than 30,000 combatants, and end to all Colombia. ..…

In fact, between 2007 and 2008 the number of yearly massacres in Colombia jumped by 42 percent, to 37 cases (involving 169 victims) from 26 cases (involving 128 victims). ... On the contrary, according to Social Action, in the years following the demobilization, internal displacement rates went up..…

Three of Colombia's armed groups, are singled out for censure in the report... ... By Human Rights Watch's estimate, FARC has the majority of child combatants Colombia. ..…

Colombia's rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia or FARC, is responsible for murder, kidnapping, extortion and coca-growing. ... FARC is one reason for Colombia.. Colombian government is fighting against the rebels. ..…

-backed military and police offensive aimed at drug trafficking and guerrilla groups Colombia.. ... It's unjust and counterintuitive that Colombia's efforts to strengthen to fight the threat it faces are the subject of complaints he said, referring to the guerrilla groups.. ..…

The aid package, called Plan Colombia, includes $1 billion to train and equip the army and police forces of Colombia, judicial reform and human rights improvements. ... But Clinton, in Rose Garden on Wednesday, said Colombia was too precarious to wait... ..…