Palace of Justice siege: 24 years of injustice
Colombia these days commemorates the Palace of Justice Siege, a tragic event that occurred over November 6 and 7 1985 in Bogota. A defining event in the history of the…
Colombia these days commemorates the Palace of Justice Siege, a tragic event that occurred over November 6 and 7 1985 in Bogota. A defining event in the history of the…
By ratifying the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court on 5 August 2002, the Colombian government joined the hundreds of countries around the world that support the efforts by…
Colombia and the United States signed an agreement allowing closer military cooperation in the countries’ fight against terrorism and drugs. Fabrizzio Antonio Patiño Cáceres is a young graphic artist from…
I have never believed in such a thing as universal jurisdiction. It is a weird concept, product of the intellectual chimeras of elitist scholars, an illogical misconstruction, an affront to…
From Nariño to Bogota to Magdalena, armed death squads are once again imposing a brutal brand of justice with worrying tolerance from the authorities. Alvaro Uribe probably has no direct…
Even though Colombia possesses natural resources such as oil, coal, precious metals and minerals, it is land that has led to many of the problems associated with the natural…
All women should have a right to abort if their pregnancies are the product of rape or put their lives at risk, or if their unborn babies suffer severe deformities.…
Colombia’s neglectful attitude toward education is hampering its economy. Student protests may be misguided, but they raise important points about the country’s budget priorities. In recent weeks, students throughout Colombia…
Finally U.S. politicians have understood that the War on Drugs and by extension Plan Colombia has failed. As it was to be expected the Colombian government swiftly refuted this view.…