Gay rights organization “Colombia Diversa” slammed Senator Roberto Gerlein for calling gay sex “dirty, repulsive…excremental and [deserving of] condemnation”. The senator’s comments were “prejudiced, discriminatory…and lead to delegitimizing the lesbian,…
A Bogota court extended the international arrest warrant for the former director of the now-defunct Colombian intelligence agency DAS. Judge Fabio Fernandez extended by one year the arrest warrant of…
Underground Colombia cumbia group “Puerto Candelaria” take their eccentric brand of music on a five-stop tour of the country in December. Puerto Candelaria was formed in Medellin and is characterized by an…
The lawyer defending Alvaro Uribe in a scandal involving the bribery of congressmen to assure the former president’s 2006 reelection on Tuesday challenged the congressman in charge of the investigation.…
A group of dissatisfied judicial workers vote to continue a mass strike, which began on October 11, ignoring an agreement reached with the government, according to local media Monday. While…
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More than 230 social organizations on Wednesday demanded that the Colombian government withdraw a proposed constitutional amendment that would expand the power of the military. In a letter addressed to…
Former Senator Mario Uribe Escobar, the cousin of former President Alvaro Uribe was released from prison Wednesday after serving four and a half years in prison for his ties to paramilitary organization…
With holiday season fast approaching, tourism officials have been hoping the spectacular “Los Nevados” nature park in central Colombia will be reopened. The park, located in the central department of…