Colombia’s government supported an initiative proposed by Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro to turn abandoned buildings downtown into affordable housing for the city’s poor. The newly-appointed Minister of Housing, German Vargas Lleras,…
Colombia’s Interior Minister German Vargas said Colombia would not lead global drug reform, in a government press release Wednesday. Vargas said, “On the topic of drug legalization [Colombian President Juan…
Colombian Interior Minister German Vargas visited western department of Choco Thursday, which has been shut down by guerrillas for the past week. Choco residents have been unable to travel freely…
Colombia’s Interior Minister German Vargas said the government will protect those seeking to reclaim land, reported local media Tuesday. The minister’s comments come a day after UN spokesperson Todd Howland…
The Colombian government has definitively “closed the door” to the possibility of future demobilized fighters being able to participate in politics. The Interior Minister German Vargas Lleras said the proposed…
Colombia’s interior minister said on Tuesday that the decision to decriminalize drugs throughout the world must be the product of consensus among the international community. “Any advance in this field…
Interior Minister German Vargas Lleras declared in London on Friday that Colombia was willing to rethink the fight against illegal drugs. During a meeting of the House of Lords to…
A bill that sought to establish several copyright measures on the Internet was sunk on Wednesday in Colombia’s Senate. The bill was introduced early last April by Minister of Interior…
Colombia’s Interior Minister German Vargas Lleras reminded Medellin’s mayor Tuesday that politicians are forbidden from intervening in local elections. The interior minister made the warnings in relation to the accusations…