Colombia appoints former human rights adviser as attorney general

Colombia's Supreme Court on Thursday appointed Francisco Barbosa, a lawyer with close ties to President Ivan Duque, as the country's new attorney general. Barbosa, 46, previously served as a presidential adviser on human rights and international affairs. The new attorney general replaces Nestor Humberto Martinez, who resigned in May last year.

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