tagged w/ Colombia paramilitaries
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The Obama administration aims to make a push for Congress to ratify a free trade pact with Colombia, stalled for more than three years over concerns about rights abuses.The Obama administration aims to make a push for Congress to ratify a free trade pact... more
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Nearly 250 Colombians who say they and relatives were victims of violence by Colombian right-wing paramilitaries have filed a lawsuit seeking more than $1 billion in damages from the Chiquita banana company, which has admitted making payments to paramilitaries.Nearly 250 Colombians who say they and relatives were victims of violence by Colombian... more
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The United States has suspended aid to Colombia's DAS intelligence agency, whose agents are accused of illegally wiretapping President Alvaro Uribe's opponents, journalists and top court magistrates. But Felipe Muñoz, director of Colombia's scandal-ridden security agency DAS, suggested last week that the U.S. will fund a new Colombian civilian intelligence agency.The United States has suspended aid to Colombia's DAS intelligence agency, whose... more
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A gunman killed a Colombian journalist who had received threats and reported on politicians linked to paramilitary death squads, police and the victim's family said. Clodomiro Castilla, an editor of El Pulso magazine and a reporter for local radio, was shot to death.A gunman killed a Colombian journalist who had received threats and reported on... more
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In Colombia, a political party accused of having links to right-wing death squads gained important political ground in the country’s congressional elections this past week. The party’s success raises concerns that ties between corrupt politicians and armed gangs remain strong, despite vigorous criminal investigations.In Colombia, a political party accused of having links to right-wing death squads... more
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Human Rights Watch is urging the Colombian government to take action against what it called the successors to far-right paramilitary militias in the country which continue attacking civilians and human rights defenders.Human Rights Watch is urging the Colombian government to take action against what it... more
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