Ex-senator and activist Piedad Cordoba has said the Colombian constitution should be changed to disallow the extradition of any rebels who could take part in peace talks, reported local press…
Colombians for Peace pleaded with the government and FARC to protect the lives of six hostages after their release was suspended, Radio Caracol reported Wednesday. The guerrilla group rescinded its…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos ordered the FARC Wednesday to stop playing games, following the rebels’ announcement it was suspending the release of six hostages. The leader reacted angrily on…
Colombians will receive workshops on the recently-signed Free Trade Agreements, the government announced Wednesday. Colombia’s Ministry of Business, Industry, and Tourism with use than $200 thousand dollars donated from the…
NGO Colombians for Peace said the government was responsible for the recovery of six FARC-held hostages, in an interview with RCN Radio Tuesday. “Let [the government] provide the necessary logistics,…
The controversial National Integration Party has filed criminal charges against Colombia’s Prosecutor General Viviane Morales, following allegations her husband was an adviser to illegal armed groups, reported local media Tuesday.…
Colombia’s Agriculture Minister Juan Camilo Restrepo Salazar called the central bank’s decision to raise interest rates by a quarter point to 5% “lamentable”. In a press release Restrepo said, “I…
Colombia’s Supreme Court named Javier Zapata Ortiz as its new president Tuesday. The native of Antioquia, who replaced Camilo Humberto Tarquino, is affiliated to the country’s Conservative. Ortiz graduated from…
Colombia’s national government on Tuesday criticized the Superior Tribunal of Bogota’s call for an International Criminal Court investigation of former president Belisario Betancur. The investigation would seek to determine if…