Happy nomad hits Colombia
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…
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,…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos is unfairly taking the heat over the country’s apparently failing security policy. The main security challenges Colombia is facing now are rebounding guerrilla groups, urban…
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…
Former President Alvaro Uribe continues to denigrate, intimidate and slander journalist Hollman Morris who has previously had his life made miserable by death threats, arbitrary detention and illegal wiretapping by…
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…
Most people want the American Dream to be true. The belief that you can accomplish anything if you just work hard enough seems like something worth believing, and worth attempting.…
Putumayo electoral observer Eladio Yascual Imbaquin called website La Silla Vacia two weeks ago. He said that he had proof against the mayor-elect in the town of Mocoa, but was…