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As bad as it gets; a glimpse inside Colombia's 10 worst prisons
Nov 11, 2014 · First place goes to the medium-security penitentiary in Colombia’s northernmost state of La Guajira, where the population exceeds maximum capacity by 478%.According to the ombudsman, showers and toilets remain in deplorable conditions, water is only available four hours a day, and there is only one health professional available for all inmates (four hours a day from Monday-Friday).
Illegal armed groups (maps) | Colombia Reports
Oct 3, 2021 · AGC / “Gulf Clan” | FARC dissidents | “Puntilleros” | EPL / “Pelusos” | Caparrapos | Oficina de Envigado | Mafia de Sinaloa | LDNP | Cordillera | Pachenca ELN activity (2020) The ELN is Colombia’s last-standing Marxist guerrilla group and has been around for more than half a century. It has an estimated 3,000 armed members, mainly in the countryside.
Colombia’s police raid 11 prisons in attempt to curb extortion
Dec 3, 2024 · Colombia’s police raided 11 prisons in eight cities in an attempt to shut down inmates’ involvement in extortion.. The commander of the National Police, General William Salamanca, led the operation that was carried out by some 2,000 of officers early in the morning.
Colombia’s congress sinks Petro’s budget finance bill
Dec 12, 2024 · Colombia’s Congress sunk the government’s budget finance bill, which sought to close a $2.8 billion budget gap. The congressional economy commissions voted to discard the bill weeks after voting against multiple budget proposals.
Colombia coca growers threaten to suspend cooperation with …
Mar 27, 2018 · Colombia’s coca farmers may suspend their participation in the country’s crop substitution program over extreme violence and alleged government failures to facilitate the farmers’ transition to legality. The COCCAM, the…
Colombia to impose visas requirements on British citizens
Nov 27, 2024 · Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said Tuesday that his government will impose visa requirements on British citizens in response to tightened visa requirements imposed by the United Kingdom.. In a message on social media platform X, Petro said “the Colombian government will ask visas to British citizens” after Great Britain’s ambassador to Colombia, George Hobson, said that Colombians ...
Former Medellin Cartel boss te return to Colombia on December 12
Dec 9, 2024 · United States authorities will repatriate former Medellin Cartel boss Fabio Ochoa on December 12, according to Colombia’s police chief.. In a press statement, General William Salamanca confirmed that the 67-year-old Ochoa, one of the founders of the notorious drug trafficking organization, was released from prison last week.. We will hold a meeting with the United States to [coordinate ...
Poverty and inequality - Colombia Reports
Sep 25, 2023 · Poverty in Colombia decreased in last year after a major surge caused by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.. Colombia’s poverty rate. Colombia poverty rate dropped slightly in 2022, the statistics agency DANE said in its annual report. According to the DANE, almost 19 million people lived off less than $97,94 (COP396,864) per month last year.
Colombians the most unfaithful in Latin America - Colombia Reports
Oct 4, 2010 · Colombians are the most unfaithful in Latin America with 66 percent of men and women admitting to having cheated on their partner at least once, a survey published on Monday showed. The internet survey conducted by Grupo de Diarios America (GDA) on sexuality questioned more than 13,000 people in 11 Latin American countries.