Proposed law would allow for demobilization of Colombia criminal groups
Colombia’s House of Representative is debating a bill that would allow for the...
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One suspicious congressional Uribe investigator to be replaced by another
A controversial House representative on the congressional committee charged with investigating ex-President Alvaro Uribe is resigning, to be replaced by a representative who was elected amidst accusations of electoral fraud,...
New bill would ban child beauty pageants in Colombia
A new bill has been proposed in the House of Representatives that would ban child beauty pageants...
Representative reports intimidation to authorities
A Chamber of Representatives member on Monday denounced threats to publish evidence allegedly...
Colombia proposes to ‘modernize’ congress
Senior politicians have proposed a range of new bills in a bid to modernize Colombia’s poorly rated congress, reported local media Thursday. Senate President Roy Barreras and President of the House of Representatives, Augusto...
Colombia denies bill to decriminalize cultivation of illicit crops
A bill that was proposed by Colombia’s liberals to decriminalize the cultivation of illicit crops was denied on Wednesday. According to La FM Radio, the bill was rejected by the House of Representatives with 59 votes...
Colombia’s House president threatens to withhold ditching lawmakers’ salaries
The president of Colombia’s House of Representatives on Monday threatened to withhold lawmakers’ salaries if they fail to sufficiently show up in Congress. A day before suspending Tuesday’s plenary session...
Colombia passes law allowing greater public access to information
Colombia’s House of Representatives approved a “law of transparency and public access” Tuesday that will increase citizen access to information about state matters. The law would “open the windows of the state” to the...
Corruption charges filed against senior Colombian official
An unnamed plaintiff has filed a lawsuit with Colombia’s State Council to have the President of the House of Respresentatives, Simon Gaviria, removed and banned from office, reported news agency RCN Radio Tuesday. The...
Colombia’s House administrative director dismissed after scandal
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...
US House votes in favor of Colombia FTA
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 by the Senate later in the day. A chief proponent of...
Uribe cited to appear before House in mid-June
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 that on that...
