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By Editor On Wednesday, March 13th, 2013
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Colombian High Court Stands Firm On Gay Rights Support

The Colombian Constitutional Court reiterated its support for gay rights on Monday in a response to the Attorney General’s Office, which filed a disagreement against the high court’s rules that protect same-sex More...

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By Editor On Friday, February 22nd, 2013
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Education of former child soldiers is still a big hurdle in Colombia

In Colombia, as in other war-town countries, access to education is one of the most often requested means of support by former child soldiers. Seventy percent of the former child soldiers have only a fifth grade More...

Demonstrators hold a banner that reads in Spanish; 'No more FARC, no more kidnapping, no more terrorism, no more violence,' at a protest against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, rebel group in Bogota, Colombia, Friday. Recent kidnappings have set a violent backdrop to Monday's negotiations between the Colombian government and FARC rebels. Photo: Fernando Vergara/AP
By Editor On Monday, February 18th, 2013
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Violence flares in lead up to new round of FARC peace talks

Recent kidnappings and intensified fighting have increased public skepticism about the Colombian government and FARC rebel peace talks. Today marks a new round of negotiations in Havana, Cuba. (CSM/TodayColombia) More...

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By Editor On Saturday, November 24th, 2012
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Rights Study Highlights Vulnerability Of Colombia’s Displaced Girls And Women

By Jim Wyss, Latino Times/TodayColombia BOGOTA — Ana Angelica Bello, 45, was coming out of the Ministry of Justice in 2009 when two men bundled her into a car, put a gun against her head and sexually assaulted More...

By Editor On Wednesday, August 15th, 2012
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Olympic team to be honoured in Colombia’s capital

Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos announced Wednesday the Colombian Olympic team will be greeted as “heroes and with red tape” in the presidential palace as they return from the summer Olympics held in More...

By Editor On Monday, June 4th, 2012
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Colombia’s Avianca announces code-sharing agreement with Chile’s Sky Airline

Avianca, Colombia’s national airline carrier, on Wednesday announced a codeshare agreement with Sky Airline of Chile that will go into effect on Thursday. A codeshare agreement is a business arrangement whereby More...

By Editor On Saturday, May 26th, 2012
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Colombia is open for investment: Santos

Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos told the business community in the United States “Colombia is open for investment” at the start of trading at the New York Stock Exchange Friday .”We More...