The Colombian government took the first step towards reopening the nation’s Justice Ministry, with the House of Representatives approving the first debate on the proposal, El Espectador reports. Minister Fabio…
Colombia’s interior minister, Fabio Valencia Cossio, on Friday proposed a bill to split the Interior and Justice Ministry into two separate bodies, reports El Espectador. Cossio presented the plan to…
Heavy downpours continue to ravage Colombia, prompting Interior Minister, Fabio Valencia Cossio to call on local and regional authorities to implement contingency plans to deal with the torrential weather, reports…
Colombian authorities Wednesday announced new security measures, including the addition of 500 police, to protect candidates in the lead-up to the presidential elections. Minister for the Interior Fabio Valencia Cossio…
The Colombian government used “threats, blackmail, and state terrorism” to intimidate Constitutional Court judges who were against the 2006 presidential re-election of Alvaro Uribe, Polo Democratico senator and presidential candidate…
Former DAS director Carlos Arzayus appeared before the Supreme Court Tuesday, revealing that the Colombian security agency has been using illegal wiretaps and surveillance since 1971, according to Europa Press.…
There are at present no active forest fires in Colombia, after blazes struck more than 400 Colombian municipalities so far in 2010, according to the Interior and Justice Ministry, reports…
Colombia’s Interior and Justice Minister, Fabio Valencia Cossio, fiercely critized the National Registrar for its delay in counting the votes in Sunday’s Conservative Party primary elections. In the wake of…
Amnesty International’s criticism of the Colombian government’s failure to protect indigenous citizens ignores the work the Uribe administration has done to guarantee indigenous rights, Interior and Justice Minister Fabio Valencia Cossio…