Colombia’s former Prosecutor General Luis Camilo Osorio Isaza reportedly has to respond for his alleged ties to paramilitary groups. Almost ten years after I denounced him and subsequently was forced…
Viviane Morales stepped down as Colombia’s Prosecutor General last week. Or rather, she was forced to resign after the Council of State, Colombia’s highest court on administrative law, determined that…
The upcoming Summit of the Americas, held in Colombia’s Caribbean hotspot Cartagena in April, must discuss the legalization of drugs as an alternative of the failing war on drugs. The…
Colombia’s justice system is a multi-headed behemoth in bad need of reform. The country’s government knows this, but has proposed a judicial reform that is not going to fix the…
As part of my Happy Nomad Tour I came to Colombia with an open mind, open heart, and some caution. Despite meeting countless amazing Colombians abroad, I couldn’t shake what…
Alejandro Ordoñez is one of the most powerful men in Colombian politics. As Inspector General (Procurador General), he is the head of a huge bureaucracy whose aim is, in part,…
I believe any mature, democratic government should welcome feedback from its citizens on its actions (good, or bad). Indeed, I believe it should be normal civic duty of citizens everywhere…
The Bogota ban on carrying weapons has taken away the means of civilians to protect themselves against a very real criminal threat. Mayor Gustavo Petro apparently is well aware of…
Increasingly, politically-motivated incarceration threatens Colombian unionists, human rights workers, and political activists. They are already too familiar with killings and disappearances at the hands of armed enforcers. International solidarity with…