The presidential candidate of the left-leaning Green Alliance, Enrique Peñalosa, has accused Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos of using an ongoing peace process with rebel group FARC for political gain.
Colombia’s State Council will review a court appeal filed by Bogota’s former mayor, Gustavo Petro, over his recent dismissal, local media reported Tuesday.
Half of the victims of Colombia’s armed conflict are under 26 years old, a report released by the Inspector General’s Office revealed on Monday.
The Organization of American States (OAS) has announced that it will send a team of international experts to assist Colombia in a “mission” to improve cyber security.
Over 3,000 hectares of land have been destroyed so far by an ongoing wildfire in the foothills of Colombia’s northern Sierra Nevada mountains, reported local media.
The Inspector General’s Office requests that three former executives of the now defunct brokerage firm InterBolsa, not be jailed during their trial.
The FARC said Thursday to be “optimistic” about the prospective success of current peace talks with the Colombian government.
Human rights NGO Amnesty International said Wednesday that Colombia has “failed spectacularly” to guarantee the human rights of its citizens.
Three Colombian universities are ranked among the top 500 in the world, according to British education research firm Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).