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Bush Vs. Colombia. ... The United States imports grains, cotton and soybeans from Colombia,
much of it duty-free under temporary accords already in place. ...
Colombia Vs. Morality. Colombia is a country wrought with poverty,
corruption, and violence. It has gained leader for its ...
Colombia. History Colombia was one of the three original countries along with Ecuador
and Venezuela that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830. ...
colombia newsleter. Before Spanish ... copper. By the end of the 1700's tobacco
was one of the most exported goods from Colombia. The ...
Colombia. Colombia Colombia is a country located in the northwestern region of South
America. ... Cocaine makes up a huge part of an illegal industry for Colombia. ...
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Colombia
Colombia is a country located in the northwestern region of South America. It is a constitutional, multiparty democracy with a population of approximately 42 million. On May 28, independent presidential candidate Alvaro Uribe was reelected in elections that were considered generally free and fair. Throughout its history Colombia has suffered numerous wars and civil wars in a struggle to define its political system. Colombia currently suffers an armed conflict involving guerrillas, drug traffickers and government corruption. During its political process, and due to local population, NGO’s and international pressure, policies and laws have been gradually put into effect to guarantee Right to life, Human dignity, prevent state of sieges, improve national security, enforce the Rechtsstaat; promote freedom of the press and democratic freedoms; economic rights, rights to information, social and cultural rights, women, children's, workers and ethnic minorities rights, most notably established in the Colombian Constitution of 1991. According to Amnesty International’s Annual Report 2007, “Serious human rights abuses remained at high levels, especially in rural areas, despite continued reductions in certain types of violence associated with Colombia's long-running internal armed conflict, in particular kidnappings and killings.”
Columbia and its human rights abuses have a fairly large impact on the United State’s economy and foreign policy. Colombia is a free market economy with major commercial and investment ties to the United States. Recently, there have been reports of human rights abuses in mining zones. The oil pipelines are a frequent target of extortion and bombing campaigns by the ELN and, more recently, the FARC. The bombings, which have occurred on average once every 5 days, have caused substantial environmental damage, often in fragile rainforests and jungles, as well as causing significant loss of life. Besides oil,...
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