Colombia’s Foreign Ministry is in turmoil after its secretary general signed off on a $150 million (COP599 billion) contract without the approval from the acting minister. In a stunning move,…
Colombia’s Supreme Court again failed to pick a new chief prosecutor despite international pressure to do exactly that. Consequently, acting Prosecutor General Martha Mancera will remain in office. Mancera, who…
Prosecutors arrested the former coordinator of its Technical Investigations Unit (CTI) in the port city Buenaventura, according to local media. Buenaventura’s former CTI coordinator Francisco Javier Martinez, a.k.a. “Pacho Malo,”…
The vast majority of the private intermediaries that are part of Colombia’s public healthcare system don’t comply with regulations that allow them to operate, according to the Comptroller General’s Office.…
The human rights office of the Organization of American States (OAS) pressured Colombia’s Supreme Court to pick a chief prosecutor. In a statement, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)…
Protesters who had been mobilized by President Gustavo Petro blocked entrances of Colombia’s Palace of Justice to demand a new chief prosecutor. The unrest in the capital broke out after…
Labor unions and political organizations close to Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro announced protests to demand the Supreme Court pick a new chief prosecutor. Teachers union Fecode said it will take…
Colombia’s deputy Prosecutor General Martha Mancera is protecting a prosecution executive who has been accused of drug trafficking, according to evidence that was made public by news media. The documents…
Ecuador’s government will repatriate some 1,500 Colombian prisoners in an attempt to combat organized crime. The mass deportation of convicts follows an outburst of violence by illegal armed groups in…