Victims Law to be presented for final round of debates
The Victims Law is ready for the final round of Senate debates, having overcome terminological disputes and received the full backing of the Partido de la U, Colombian media reported.…
The Victims Law is ready for the final round of Senate debates, having overcome terminological disputes and received the full backing of the Partido de la U, Colombian media reported.…
The Partido de la U will meet with former President Alvaro Uribe Monday lunchtime to discuss the contentious inclusion of the terminology “armed conflict” in the Victims Law, reported several…
Colombia’s internal armed conflict will likely be recognized in the Victims Law, but political recognition will not be given to illegal armed groups, members of the bill’s coordinating committee said…
Colombia’s proposed Victims Law, which sets out compensation for victims of the country’s armed conflict, remains to be passed after debate in the Senate over the period it should cover,…
Former President Alvaro Uribe’s public backing of the Green Party’s candidate for Bogota mayor creates fissures in the pro-Uribe Partido de la U, and prompts protests by young Green Party…
A bill presented to Colombia’s Congress Friday seeks to provide equal treatment for both soldiers and demobilized paramilitaries who are facing trial, reported newspaper El Nuevo Siglo. “It is very…
Roy Barreras, senator-elect from the Partido de la U, plans on pursuing a political reform project while in office to create a Senate seat for future ex-presidents and those who…
Colombian congressman Roy Barreras, one of President Alvaro Uribe’s most loyal supporters, is confident that the administration’s policies will be continued after the presidential elections in May, either by former…
Colombian Congressman Roy Barreras confirmed that doctors would not face financial penalties for prescribing treatment not covered by the national health care plan, a proposed reform that had been fiercely…