Colombia
Impunity reigns in Colombia, Piedad Cordoba leaves
August 25, 2011In Colombia, wholesale murder and impunity go hand in hand.
Read moreA plea for Liliany Obando, Colombian political prisoner
August 9, 2011Class conflict, rural - urban divisions, and impunity for criminals created circumstances putting Obando and other political activists at high risk.
Read moreGOP-dominated House votes to defund Organization of American States
July 25, 2011In another fit of lunacy, the Republican House Committee on Foreign Relations voted to cancel the payment of dues to the Organization of American States.
Read moreChilean Communist freed as Colombia drops charges
June 27, 2011Accused of rounding up money for the FARC, Manuel Olate was detained for three months as a first step to extradition.
Read moreSteelworkers warn Congress: Don’t back trade that hurts workers
June 24, 2011The Steelworkers have laid out, again, a detailed case against all three pending "free trade" agreements - with Colombia, Panama and South Korea - circulating on Capitol Hill.
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