Petro begins process to replace Colombia’s constitution with a more progressive one
The government of Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has begun the process to replace the...
Tag: constitutional reforms
Colombia senators seek to alter military reform, appease human rights orgs
After constant criticism of Colombia’s proposed military reform from various human rights NGOs, Colombia’s congress is seeking to change the reform, local media reported Wednesday. Despite the Colombian...
Colombian senator promises changes to Legal Framework for Peace
The president of Colombia’s Senate promised to introduce new amendments to a proposed constitutional reform seeking to give legal benefits to demobilized armed actors, after meeting with Human Rights Watch in Washington on...
Legal Framework for Peace moves closer to passing
The Senate held the penultimate debate on a proposed constitutional reform that would see legal benefits given to demobilized armed actors in Colombia’s ongoing conflict. The proposed bill, entitled the “Legal...
Santos defends ‘Framework for Peace’ bill
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos defended a constitutional reform Wednesday that would give legal benefits to demobilized members of guerrilla and paramilitary groups. The proposed reform to article 22, known as the...
Proposed legal reform spurs controversy in wake of bombing
The Colombian government came out in strong support for a proposed constitutional amendment, known as the “Legal Framework for Peace,” following an alleged FARC bombing in Bogota Tuesday, reported newspaper El Espectador. The...
Legal reform ‘would allow impunity for heinous human rights violations’: NGO
A proposed amendment to Colombia’s constitution, known as the “Legal Framework for Peace,” has garnered criticism from NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) for allowing “impunity for heinous human rights...
Reform could allow ex-paramilitaries to participate in politics
Colombia’s House of Representatives opened a discussion Tuesday on a pending constitutional reform that could allow demobilized paramilitaries to participate in politics, reported newspaper El Espectador. The debate...
Abortion should be illegal under all circumstances: Conservatives
Colombia’s Conservative Party has demanded that priority be given in Congress to a constitutional reform bill that would definitively prohibit all forms of abortion. Conservative Senator and spokesperson Hernan Andrade...
