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A New Heinous Chapter in Colombia’s History: Children of the Disappeared...

A New Heinous Chapter in Colombia's History: Children of the Disappeared Victims of Paramilitaries

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For Colombian teens, Facebook status updates include death threats

A “Death List” of 100 Colombian teens was posted on Facebook, and three from that list have been shot this month.

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Hostage has been held for twelve and a half years

Libio José Martínez Estrada is thirty-three years old and he has been a hostage for twelve and a half years, the longest of anyone in Colombia. He has never met his son, Johan Steeven. His...

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Colombia’s Illegal Gold Rush

The success of coca eradication has led the FARC to take up illegal gold mining, producing a huge environmental challenge. It is speculated the FARC now make about $450,000 dollars a week from illegal...

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FARC cause environmental damage while talking peace.

The FARC continue to recruit children and attack pipelines causing much oil spill. The FARC act with complete disregard for children, and for the environment, and do not deserve to gain any political...

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Colombia’s transitional law likely to end in impunity for many victimizers.

A constitutional amendment passed last year, known as the "Legal Framework for Peace," stipulates that in a context of transitional justice only those with "maximum responsibility" for systematic...

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Former members of EPL went on to control drug trade.

Twenty years after the Popular Liberation Army, or EPL, signed a peace treaty, former members of the EPL who did not demobilize went on to control Colombia’s drug trade. About half of their combatants...

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Santos: if FARC continue destroying infrastructure, no reason to continue...

President Santos has finally pronounced himself against the FARC attacks which have gained force in the last two months. Last night, Santos said if the FARC continue destroying infrastructure, he does...

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What Peace? Where is the Rule of Law?

Whatever happens on October 2nd, when Colombians vote on a referendum on the result of an accord between the FARC and the government, Colombia will not be “at peace.” We need state-building; the...

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