A Bogota court has asked the Prosecutor General’s Office to investigate alleged ties between Colombia’s former Minister for Interior and Justice and far-right paramilitary groups.
President Juan Manuel Santos’ U Party has rigged Sunday’s congressional elections to disadvantage former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe’s successful senate bid, says a former justice minister investigated for bribing congressmen.
Flooding caused by the overflowing of the Cauca River has affected 160,000 people in the Mojana region of the Sucre department as Colombia’s rainy season continues to take its toll, reports…
At least 50 people have died and 258,000 people have been affected by heavy rain in 27 of Colombia’s 32 departments this year, as the rainy season continues to devastate…
The Colombian government on Wednesday proposed reduced sentences for paramilitaries extradited to the U.S. if they cooperate with the Justice and Peace process, reports El Tiempo. Deputy Justice Minister Miguel Ceballos is…
The FARC’s announcement that they had rejected a secret government proposal to sit down and hold peace talks is nothing but an attempt to discredit Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, said…
The local Ombudsman for Colombia’s Meta department said Thursday that the national government is not doing anything to protect sixteen spokesmen for displaced communities, following a rise in death threats…
President of the Colombian Supreme Court Jaime Arrubla Paucar denied Tuesday that he and his fellow judges have received government money for increased security detail, despite Minister of the Interior…
Colombia’s Interior and Justice Minister Fabio Valencia claimed on Thursday that the referendum needed for a second re-election bid by President Alvaro Uribe can be completed within a month. According…