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Infighting in top of Colombia’s government continues
Infighting in the cabinet of Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro continued over...
Three members of Colombia’s cabinet resign over new cabinet chief
Two ministers and the administration chief of Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro resigned...
Euthanasia bill runs out of time in Colombia’s Senate
A project seeking to establish specific regulations for the practice of euthanasia in Colombia has...
Congress ‘divided’ on gay marriage: Senator
While some Colombian senators spoke out that the gay marriage proposal was set to be defeated, Senator Armando Benedetti on Wednesday denied the claims and said congress is “divided.” It was reported last week that U...
Colombia congressmen make surprise visit to peace talks
Some politicians have claimed that the trip taken on Sunday by six Colombian congressmen to meet with the peace negotiators for the government and country’s largest guerrilla group FARC is duplicitous, unprofessional, and...
Colombian minorities reject senator for ‘homophobic’ remarks
Gay rights organization “Colombia Diversa” slammed Senator Roberto Gerlein for calling gay sex “dirty, repulsive…excremental and [deserving of] condemnation”. The senator’s comments were “prejudiced,...
Congress Christians reject euthanasia
The Christian movement in Colombia’s Congress has spoken out in opposition against the proposed bill on euthanasia that is awaiting a second debate in the plenary of the Senate. The president of the MIRA Christian...
Bill to regulate euthanasia passes 1st Congressional vote in Colombia
A bill to regulate euthanasia in Colombia on Tuesday passed its first Congressional vote by 10 votes to four. A commission of Colombian Congress approved the first debate of euthanasia regulation in the country which was passed...
Colombia seeks to regulate prostitution
A new legislation proposal seeks to regulate prostitution and protect sex workers in Colombia, according to local media reports. Colombian Senator Armando Benedetti proposed the bill to Congress Monday. In a report by Colombian...
Colombian Senate promotes senator accused of paramilitary links
Senator Armando Benedetti was inaugurated to the First Committee of the Senate Tuesday, despite allegations that the ex-Senate president had ties with paramilitary groups, reported local media. The Supreme Court has dismissed...
Senate illegally sells ‘free transport’ permits to public: Ex-president
The president of Colombia’s Senate is lending his name to fraudulent “free transport” permits being sold to the public, the former president of the body claimed Tuesday. It’s alleged the fake permits,...
Uribe will join opposition after October elections: Senator
Senator Armando Benedetti claimed that former President Alvaro Uribe will join the opposition to President Juan Manuel Santos after the upcoming October elections, newspaper El Espectador reported Wednesday. “In this...
