Leaders, rights activists and past Nobel laureates from Latin America and the world weighed in early on the news that Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his efforts to help end the long-running conflict in his country.
--“I congratulate President Santos for the Nobel. I hope it leads to a change in the accords that are damaging for our democracy.” — Santos’ arch rival and predecessor, Colombian conservative hardliner Alvaro Uribe.