Colombia’s latest Bogota mayor dismissal debates explained
Two separate debates have emerged around the saga of former Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro: one to do with his political fate, the other with Colombia’s relation to an international commission.
Two separate debates have emerged around the saga of former Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro: one to do with his political fate, the other with Colombia’s relation to an international commission.
The Inspector General of Colombia responded to the President of the Constitutional Court Thursday, saying that precautionary measures issued by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) are not obligatory,…
After making a defining statement Wednesday night that could affect the fate of Bogota’s ousted mayor, Colombia’s Constitutional Court president seemingly flip-flopped on the issue Thursday, saying he was not…
The president of Colombia’s Constitutional Court announced that the national government should not have disobeyed the precautionary mandate from the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights, which stated that Bogota’s ousted…
The President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, has sworn to abide by the ruling to be made on Tuesday by the State Council as to whether Bogota’s ex-mayor should be…
A number of members of European parliament have asked the European Union on Monday to suspend the free trade agreement with Colombia over the controversial removal of former Bogota Mayor…
A lawsuit filed in Colombia’s State Council Thursday demands an annulment of the presidential decree that appointed Bogota’s interim mayor, Rafael Pardo, reported national media.
One of the candidates to be the new acting Mayor of Bogota has accused Colombia’s President of stalling the selection, according to local media reports on Thursday morning.
Colombia’s Foreign Minister met with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) at Washington on Tuesday to discuss the dismissal of Bogota’s former mayor.