The election of Colombia’s Inspector General, the chief investigator of corruption within government and congress, is being tarnished by cronyism accusations. According to several government watchdogs, sitting Inspector General Alejandro…
Colombia’s Inspector General dismissed six soldiers for falsely presenting two dead civilians as FARC guerrillas killed in combat, reported local media Friday. Inspector General Alejandro Ordoñez handed down a 20-year…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office must begin prosecuting illegal miners, the country’s Inspector General said Tuesday. According to Inspector General Alejandro Ordoñez, Colombian law has established “sanctions, disciplinary and criminal penalties…
Nearly 800 cases relating to the killing of civilians by members of the armed forces will not be processed due to a revised definition by the Inspector General, newspaper El…
Hearings related to woman’s reproductive and gay rights with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) were postponed Friday due to the Colombian government’s absence. According to newspaper El Espectador,…
16 senators, comprising 14% of Colombia’s Senate, should be banned from voting for the Inspector General, claimed the Electoral Observation Mission (MOE) on Thursday. The director of MOE, Alejandra Barrios, filed the…
Women “in most cases are forced to abort due to unfortunate circumstances such as a lack of sexual or emotional training,” claimed the Colombian Catholic Church on Thursday during this week’s episcopal…
Colombia’s Inspector General’s Office filed an application on Monday to annul the order for it to change its statements on abortion while accusing the court of violating due process. Inspector General…
Colombia’s Inspector General Alejandro Ordoñez rectified his comments on abortion but said that the “debate is not over,” according to newspaper Semana on Wednesday. Ordoñez rectified and retracted the controversial…