Impunity in Colombia, says UN

On 2010/07/30, in Culture, by Albeiro Rodas

Geneva — A UN report dated May 27, but made public today, says that ‘Colombia has made important security gains after decades of armed conflict and gross human rights violations, but serious problems with its security policies have undermined the very goals the Government seeks to achieve.’ The conclusions are of Professor Philip Alston, the UN Special Reporter on extrajudicial executions.

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Farc tricky the country, said Uribe

On 2008/12/07, in Politics, by Albeiro Rodas

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Another strong statement against Farc and Eln guerrillas made president Álvaro Uribe in Bogotá yesterday. He said that Farc is tending a trap with the help of a politician, which he did not mention the name, but the Colombian press considers is Senator Piedad Córdoba, political leader of the humanitarian interchange.

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