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Colombia: corrupt cops caught in crackdown
Over 50 agents of Colombia's National Police force have been arrested in an ongoing sweep of corrupt officers dubbed the "Transparency Plan."
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Colombia: peace talks resume; Uribe urges ‘rebellion’
Colombia's ex-president Alvaro Uribe called for a "rebellion" against the government of his successor Juan Manuel Santos over perceived capitulation to the FARC guerillas.
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Colombia: US embassy staff beat GM protesters
On a day when US labor activists charged that GM has bribed Colombian officials, US embassy personnel in Colombia were assaulting injured GM workers at a protest.
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Colombian general captured by FARC resigns
Colombian Gen. Ruben Dario Alzate resigned one day after his release by FARC guerillas who had captured the top official unarmed in rebel-controlled territory.
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Amnesty: concern over Colombia land restitution
Amnesty International voiced concern that claimants under Colombia's Land Restitution Law face problems ranging from bureaucratic obstacles to intimidation.
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Colombia: peace talks off as FARC capture general
Colombia's government suspended peace talks with the FARC after the apparent capture of an army general by the guerillas for the first time in 50 years of insurgency.
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Colombia: crime lord falls, para links revealed
The capture of "Marquitos," reigning crime lord of Colombia's La Guajira region, was followed by revelations of his deadly dealings with local paramilitaries and politicians.
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FARC fighters face indigenous justice
A Nasa indigenous court in Toribio, in Colombia's Cauca department, convicted seven FARC guerillas over the murder of two members of the local Indigenous Guard.
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Peru: unrest mounts in Cajamarca
Police clashed with protesters in Peru's northern city of Cajamarca during a demonstration over the police slaying of a barrio resident—one of several social conflicts across the region.
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Ecuador court approves vote on term limits
The Constitutional Court of Ecuador ruled that congress may vote on a proposal to allow unlimited re-election, freeing President Rafael Correa to seek a third term.
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FARC accepts responsibility for civilian deaths
Colombia's FARC guerillas admitted to causing harm to the population during the 50 years of their war against the state, and vowed to assume responsibility for their victims.
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Peru: one dead in Cajamarca eviction
The police eviction of a family in a working-class district of Peru's northern city of Cajamarca sparked a local uprising that left one man dead and 10 neighborhood residents detained.