MercoPress http://en.mercopress.com/ South Atlantic News Agency en Copyright 2013, MercoPress. http://en.mercopress.com/web/img/en/mercopress-logo.gif MercoPress http://en.mercopress.com/ <![CDATA[Colombia Defence minister resigns; deep reshuffle in forces anticipated]]> Rodrigo Rivera said he was proud of his performance which dealt the heaviest blows to FARC Colombia's Defence Minister Rodrigo Rivera resigned Wednesday amid growing criticism of the security forces and increasing attacks by the narco-terrorist rebel groups in the country. Last week it was also revealed that the number of ‘disappeared’ in Colombia is almost 62.000.

]]> Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:37:00 GMT <![CDATA[Colombian defence minister says FARC are surrounded and diminished]]> Defence minister Rodrigo Rivera: ‘we’re going to get them out of their burrows’ Colombian Defence minister Rodrigo Rivera said that the FARC guerrilla movement is surrounded and with its operational capacity very diminished and limited, because of the current policy from the administration of President Juan Manuel Gomez.

]]> Mon, 28 Mar 2011 01:19:00 GMT <![CDATA[Colombia Committed to Improving Human Rights]]> HRW director Jose Manuel Vivanco Guaranteeing respect for human rights in Colombia is the "common purpose" of Non-governmental Organisations (NGO) and the government, Colombia’s defence minister said, responding to Human Rights Watch (HRW).

]]> Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:24:00 GMT <![CDATA[Following killing of 14 policemen Colombia rules out any dialogue with FARC]]> Defence Secretary Rodrigo Rivera: “the slogan is get tough, get tough” Colombian Defence minister Rodrigo Rivera ruled out any dialogue with the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) guerrillas after they killed five soldiers and 14 police officers, and called on the Army to get tougher on terrorist actions.

]]> Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:30:00 GMT <![CDATA[President-elect Santos ratifies “democratic security” policy of Colombia’s Uribe]]> Colombia’s next Defense minister Rodrigo Rivera is a staunch supporter of outgoing Uribe Colombian President-elect Juan Manuel Santos named former Senator Rodrigo Rivera as his defense minister in an apparent bid to maintain the outgoing government’s pressure on guerrillas.

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