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Thu, 11 Mar 2021 15:26:35 +0000Duque rejects Colombia’s former paramilitaries spilling beans over allies
Colombia’s far-right President Ivan Duque urged his country’s war crimes tribunal not to grant benefits to former paramilitary leaders with alleged ties to government allies. During the swearing in of…
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Thu, 11 Mar 2021 13:26:58 +0000
Colombia struggling to ramp up COVID-19 vaccination ahead of mass campaign
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque insisted on Wednesday that his country’s mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign is on schedule, contradicting even himself. In its daily report, the Health Ministry said Wednesday that…
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Thu, 11 Mar 2021 05:00:57 +0000
Colombia’s defense chief under fire over bombing minors
Colombia’s defense minister came under fire on Wednesday for calling underage victims of forced recruitment “war machines” in an attempt to justify bombing them. Defense Minister Diego Molano made the…
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Wed, 10 Mar 2021 11:00:31 +0000
Paramilitary cooperation with truth commission threatens Colombia’s political superpowers
Two former paramilitary commanders with alleged ties to Colombia’s ex-President Alvaro Uribe and former Vice-President German Vargas want to testify before the Truth Commission. Former warlord Hector German Buitrago and…
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Wed, 10 Mar 2021 05:00:23 +0000
Colombia’s former Supreme Court president convicted over mammoth corruption scandal
The former chief justice of Colombia’s Supreme Court was convicted for corruption on Tuesday after a bribery scandal reached the highest echelons of the country’s justice system. Former magistrate Francisco…
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