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Colombia’s lower house approves peace plebiscite
Colombia's House of Representatives agreed to hold a plebiscite to approve a peace deal with the FARC—in spite of vociferous opposition by conservatives.
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Ecuador: lawmakers end presidential term limits
Amid protests from the opposition, Ecuador's National Assembly passed a constitutional amendment lifting presidential term limits, beginning in 2021.
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US to seek extradition of Colombian cocaleros?
The Transnational Drug Trafficking Act, now before the US Congress, could derail Colombia's peace process by bringing criminal charges against thousands of peasants.
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DEA busts nephews of Venezuela’s ‘First Combatant’
Two nephews of the wife of Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro were arrested by DEA agents in Haiti and flown to the United States to face drug trafficking charges.
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UN urges protection for Venezuela opposition
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called for the protection of the political opposition in Venezuela after the assassination of politician Luis Diaz.
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Colombia: M-19 rebels investigated for war crimes
Colombia's Fiscal General Eduardo Montealegre announced an investigation into possible war crimes by surviving commanders of the demobilized M-19 guerillas.
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Colombia: March 2016 deadline for peace?
Colombia's President Santos announced a March 2016 deadline for a peace accord with the FARC, as guerilla leaders called upon him to return their unilateral ceasefire.
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Peru: justice at last in sterilization abuse?
Peru's government issued a decree calling for an investigation into the forced sterilization of peasant women under now-imprisoned former president Alberto Fujimori.
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Crimes against humanity on trial in Ecuador
Ecuador's National Court of Justice is set to open the country's first trial for crimes against humanity, concerning the disappearance and torture of guerilla suspects.
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Colombia: official apology for 1985 high court raid
President Juan Manuel Santos apologized for the 1985 army raid on the guerilla-occupied Supreme Court building in which nearly 100 people were killed.
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Amnesty presses Colombia on indigenous rights
Amnesty International finds that Colombia's peace deal is unlikely to succeed without restitution of usurped lands—even where they have been opened to mining.
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Ecuador: victory for Kichwa sovereignty
Ecuadoran border authorities allowed an indigenous leader to enter the country on a passport issued by the Kichwa Nation, hailed as an "historic precedent" for the hemisphere.