Santos wants to be remembered for respect for freedom, rights
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos on Monday said that he wanted history to remember him for leading a government that advocated for the rights of all Colombians, for having a…
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos on Monday said that he wanted history to remember him for leading a government that advocated for the rights of all Colombians, for having a…
Despite a falling approval rating, Colombia’s Interior Minister said the reelection prospects for President Juan Manuel Santos remain stable. “Re-election is a choice, not an obsession,” said Fernando Carrillo. “We…
Colombia’s Congress on Tuesday opened a formal investigation into former President Alvaro Uribe over the 2004 bribery of congressmen to vote in favor of a constitutional amendment allowing the former…
The organizers of a failed referendum that sought the 2010 reelection of former President Alvaro Uribe will be criminally charged for financial irregularities in the process to organize the popular…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General Office confirmed Wednesday it will call former Interior and Justice Minister Sabas Pretelt de la Vega to testify about his alleged ties to now-demobilized paramilitary group AUC.…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has completed the investigation against former government officials for the alleged bribery of congressmen to secure the 2006 re-election of former President Alvaro Uribe. Prosecutors will…
Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe says U.S. officials told him they had been warned that he would lead a coup if the Constitutional Court did not approve his second re-election.…
Former Colombian Interior Minister Sabas Pretelt de la Vega denies bribing congressmen to secure the 2006 re-election of then-President Alvaro Uribe, despite his conviction by the country’s Inspector General. In…
Dozens of people gathered outside the Colombian Constitutional Court to shine lights on the government building, in a peaceful protest against changing the constitution to allow President Uribe’s re-election, reported…