In case of an eventual boundary treaty between Colombia and Nicaragua it is necessary to create protection strategies to preserve the territorial, ethnic and sociocultural integrity of the Raizal community by preserving the territory collectively, as well as through special national or bilateral regulations.
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos has signed a law that imposes tougher sentences on the perpetrators of acid attacks.
Now peace is within reach as talks between the guerrillas and the government near conclusion in Cuba, and for the first time Juan Pablo, a commander of the 36th Front of the FARC, is thinking about a future outside this jungle hideout.
Former Colombian Army Colonel, Colonel Sánchez Rubiano, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for the crime of aggravated forced disappearance during the siege of Bogotá’s Palace of Justice, which took place between November 6 and 7 1985.
For the first time in history, a Colombian film has been nominated for an Oscar. “Embrace of the Serpent” is running in the Foreign Language Film category.