The president of Colombia’s Senate drafted a legislative act which intends to provide all members of Congress with political immunity and the right to appeal, reported newspaper El Espectador on…
A Colombian congressman was sentenced Monday to eight years in prison for ties to paramilitary groups, newspaper El Espectador reported. Former congressman Jairo Merlano was found guilty by Colombia’s Supreme…
A conservative Colombian congressman introduced a bill Thursday that would grant gay Colombians civil unions, but rules out adoption rights, Caracol Radio reported. Miguel Gomez Martinez, a conservative who joined…
Socialist party Polo Democratic has filed a constitutional reform that could prevent President Juan Manuel Santos’ re-election, reported El Espectador Wednesday. Senator Alexander Lopez Maya is spearheading the reform, which…
The Green Party, one of the few political parties that had not joined Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos’ majority coalition in Congress, has joined the “coalition of national unity,” the…
Colombian Congress’ Investigation and Accusation Commission will call on former President Enresto Samper to testify in the Alvaro Gomez Hurtado assassination case, reported El Tiempo Friday. Congress asked Samper to…
Colombia’s Congress is delaying 1,100 cases against high-ranking government officials, said the minister of interior and justice on Monday. German Vargas Lleras proposed that the congressional Accusations Commission be streamlined…
The Senate Finance Committee voted to approve the U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement (FTA) bill in a mock markup session Thursday morning, much to the satisfaction of Colombian President Juan Manuel…
The U.S. ambassador to Colombia explained to W radio that the Republican boycott of the pending Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is simply routine disagreement that poses no real threat to…