Church moves to block gay marriage petition
The Catholic Church asked Colombia’s Constitutional Court to dismiss a petition that seeks to legalize gay marriage, arguing that same-sex unions are detrimental to the nation’s social order. In an…
The Catholic Church asked Colombia’s Constitutional Court to dismiss a petition that seeks to legalize gay marriage, arguing that same-sex unions are detrimental to the nation’s social order. In an…
Colombia’s Constitutional Court is reviewing a complaint by human rights activists, who claim that the practice of bull fighting is unconstitutional and call for it to be outlawed throughout the…
The Colombian government announced Wednesday a $24 million package which it hopes will improve the rights and living conditions of the Andean nation’s displaced population. On the strength of this…
Judge Jorge Ivan Palacio, who was delegated by the nation’s Constitutional Court to study the constitutionality of an agreement which allows U.S. presence at seven Colombian military bases, released a report…
Displaced people demonstrated outside the Colombian Interior and Justice Ministry on Friday, demanding that the presidency’s Accion Social program safeguard rights the refugees were guaranteed by the Constitutional Court. The…
Colombia’s Constitutional Court voted 6 to 2 against holding a referendum on changing the law to impose life imprisonment on those who kill or rape children, LaFM reported Wednesday. The court…
Colombia’s Constitutional Court said Tuesday that a policy of free and compulsory elementary school education must be implemented around the country immediately The court made the ruling after analyzing law…
The ombudsman of the Colombian department of Caqueta, Alvaro Castelblanco Cardoso, warned Thursday that the population of his department is “under siege” both by the armed forces and by illegally…
A judge in Colombia’s Constitutional Court says President Alvaro Uribe’s implementation of a “social emergency” to reform the country’s ailing health care system was unconstitutional. According to Judge Jorge Ivan…