After two weeks in hiding, the administrative director of Colombia’s House of Representatives has officially been dismissed following a contracting scandal, Colombian media reported Friday. Ex-Administrative Director Jairo Jaramillo Matiz…
The United States House of Representatives voted in favor of the free trade agreement with Colombia 262 to 167 on Wednesday. The Colombia Trade Promotion Act will be voted on…
Colombia’s House of Representatives has chosen June 16 as a date for former President Alvaro Uribe to testify regarding the wiretapping scandal that occurred under his administration. House members confirmed…
The proposed sale of Ecopetrol shares to fund government reconstruction projects remains in limbo, as the bill stalls in its progression through congress, newspaper El Tiempo reported Monday. The sale of…
The government appeals to the House of Representatives to approve the Citizen Security project, a series of laws intended to help combat neo-paramilitary gangs. According to Justice and Interior Minister German…
Colombian NGO MOVICE says it will challenge the Victims Law, which governs reparations for those who have suffered in Colombia’s armed conflict, following its approval by the House of Representatives on…
A new committee will begin investigating cases of “yidispolitica” in the House of Representatives, reports Caracol. There are three new investigators because those that were carrying out the process before…
A Colombian House of Representatives commission approves the proposed Victims Law, which will compensate those who suffered violence in the country’s armed conflict. Colombia is poised to be the first…
Leftist Colombian political party Polo Democratico will not support President Juan Manuel Santos’ Victims Law, which is intended to compensate those who suffered in the country’s armed conflict. Polo Democratico congressman…