Colombia’s peace process has entered a major crisis after the country’s Constitutional Court partially rewound its approval. FARC guerrillas have declared a strike, and urged immediate action from President Juan Manuel Santos. The…
Colombia’s State Council revoked the reelection of the country’s controversial and staunchly conservative inspector general, paradoxically infamous for seeking the removal of some of the country’s most prominent leftist politicians. According to…
In a historic move, Colombia’s congress lifted the immunity and suspended a sitting constitutional court judge who had become embroiled in a bribery scandal. Never since Colombia’s 1991 constitution came into force did…
Just before going on summer recess, Colombia’s congress approved a provisional bill to prevent the pending release of some 20,000 crime suspects from Colombia’s over crowded prisons.
Colombia’s president, Juan Manuel Santos, successfully held off the Supreme Court’s election of a Prosecutor General until after appointing an impressive seven new members to the top court’s board of…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Thursday asked the former president of the country’s constitutional court to resign “for the dignity of justice” amid one of the country’s most high-profile…
Colombia’s Supreme Court on Monday absolved former paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso of drug trafficking charges after the Prosecutor General’s Office embarrassingly failed to surrender key evidence.
Colombia’s Inspector General absolved a former Supreme Court magistrate of procedural fraud charges, clearing the name of the man who successfully prosecuted dozens of congressmen with ties to death squads.
The Colombian government has come under fierce criticism after threatening to imprison citizens who publish audio, photos or video of terrorist attacks instead of surrendering this material to authorities.