Columbia

Chiquita in the Dock »

By Kirk Nielsen, October 2011 issue

A lawsuit alleges that the banana giant is liable for war crimes in Colombia.read more

"Impunity," Colombia, and the United States

December 5, 2011

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U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement bad idea for both countries »

By John I. Laun and Cecilia Zarate-Laun, July 21, 2011

It will not lead to job creation in the United States. Instead, it will cost U.S. jobs, as multinationals will relocate to Colombia in order to avoid paying higher wages here.read more

Why You and Your State Should Oppose Colombian “Free Trade” Deal »

By Mark Pocan, June 21, 2011

I’ve been there four times. Colombia is a country at war with itself. The victims all too often are the people. It should improve itself before we extend any favored status to it.read more

U.S. policy toward Colombia desperately needs reassessing »

By Teo Ballvé, November 26, 2010

The renewed strength of Republicans in Congress is bad news for human rights in Colombia — and for jobs and safety here at home.read more

Cheers for the Colombian Court for Scratching Treaty »

By Matthew Rothschild, August 18, 2010

It’s a weird day when the United States lags behind Colombia when it comes to checks and balances and democratic governance.read more

State Department Denies Visa to Leading Colombian Journalist and Nieman Fellow »

By Matthew Rothschild, June 29, 2010

Hollman Morris, winner of an award from Human Rights Watch and a Nieman Fellow at Harvard, can't come here.read more

U.S. Bases in Colombia Rattle the Region  »

By Benjamin Dangl, March 2010 issue

The Obama Administration, with the new agreement, is further collaborating with the Colombian military in spite of that institution’s grave human rights abuses in recent years.read more

Obama and Uribe's Halloween Trick

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Courage in Colombia

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Mr. President: Don't Make Colombia Another Afghanistan »

By Teo Ballvé, August 9, 2009

The Obama administration should reconsider its decision to escalate U.S. involvement in Colombia's long-running civil war.read more

Obama wades further into Colombian swamp.

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Colombia Spies on Human Rights Groups

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Colombia Spies on Fellowship of Reconciliation and Other Human Rights Groups »

By Matthew Rothschild, December 24, 2008

The government of Colombia has been busy spying on human rights groups.read more

McCain's Cause in Colombia: Free Corporations

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