Colombia’s defense minister was called to Congress on Friday to explain why he said organized crime is financing social protest in the country. Defense Minister Guillermo Botero made the controversial…
Several disappeared former FARC commanders have assured authorities they have not abandoned Colombia’s peace process, even though they are out of sight. Four of seven missing FARC leaders have sought…
The cousin of slain drug lord and Congressmen Pablo Escobar who is now senator for Colombia’s ruling party blasted a university professor after she affirmed using marijuana for fun. Senator Jose…
Colombia’s political parties agree to drastically reduce the salaries of congressmen in an attempt to appease anti-corruption advocates. Following a failed anti-corruption referendum where the public was asked to vote…
Another social leader has been murdered in Colombia – bringing the death toll of activists to over 80 this year in a wave of killings the authorities seem unable or…
Colombia’s constitutional court strengthened the powers of country’s war crimes tribunal on Friday by, among other things, limiting the possibility to extradite war crime suspects. The court revised the statutory…
Anti-corruption campaigners are up against it as a referendum that seeks to curb corruption in Colombia’s chronically corrupt Congress fast approaches. Citizens head to the polls on August 26 to…
Despite the conviction of a senior intelligence official for ordering the murder of legendary comedian Jaime Garzon, questions in Colombia remain. All while massacres were occurring on a near daily…
A former top official of Colombia’s now-defunct state intelligence agency ordered the killing one of Colombia’s most beloved comedians, a court ruled Tuesday. Just one day after the 19th anniversary…