President Juan Manuel Santos’ decision to ignore the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)’s order to keep former Bogota mayor Gustavo Petro in office is not a “direct and clear”…
Colombia will not attend a hearing of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) scheduled for Monday in Washington over the impeachment of Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro.
The FARC, Colombia’s largest rebel group, said Thursday that the impeachment of former Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro will have negative consequences for the ongoing peace talks between the guerrillas and…
Rafael Pardo has transitioned from failed presidential candidate to holding Colombia’s second most powerful elected office, as mayor of the capital city, in a matter of hours after being appointed by…
“Colombia is taking an unfortunate decision,” says Jose Miguel Vivanco, director of the Americas Division of Human Rights Watch.
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) said Thursday that it will discuss possible steps to take in response to Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos’ decision to ignore an international…
Bogota’s entire government resigned on Wednesday, hours after President Juan Manuel Santos announced to remove Mayor Gustavo Petro from office in spite of an international court order not to do…
The delegations of the government and Colombia’s oldest living rebel group the FARC returned to Cuba late Wednesday to begin the 22 round of peace talks after weeks of problems…
Rafael Pardo went from being known recently as a failed presidential candidate to holding Colombia’s second most powerful elected office as mayor of the capital city of Bogota in a…