Category: Colombia

Abortion Ban Rejected By Colombian Senate

A congressional committee defeated a proposal on Wednesday that would have modified the Colombian constitution in order to ban all forms of abortion. The bill, which was submitted by Conservative Party […] Read More >

Abbas Colombia Visit: Palestinian President Seeks Support For Statehood Bid

President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Colombia Monday, where he hopes to gain President Juan Manuel Santos’ support for Palestine’s bid for recognition by the United Nations. […] Read More >

Colombia’s Santos Calls For Dialogue On Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

UNITED NATIONS — Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos called for mediation to advance Israeli-Palestinian negotiations on Wednesday and cited his own country’s recent experience with its neighbors as examples of […] Read More >

Colombia’s DAS Faces Unprecedented Intelligence Leak

In a case that is inviting comparisons to WikiLeaks, Colombia’s intelligence service has lost control of an unprecedented amount of classified information, according to report by Semana. The magazine referred to […] Read More >

Colombia: Santos Shakes Up Military Leadership

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos reshuffled his country’s military top brass after the announcement of a new injection of over $800 million in defense spending for the Andean nation. Santos […] Read More >

Colombia: Piedad Córdoba Leaves Country Due To Threats

Former Colombian Senator Piedad Córdoba said Wednesday night she would leave Colombia, after experiencing an increase in death threats and other forms of intimidation. “She told us that she would […] Read More >

Venezuela Holds FARC Extradition After Asylum Request

Today in Latin America Top Story — Venezuela’s handover of a senior member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) is on hold after the man requested asylum. Guillermo […] Read More >

Colombia: Santos Celebrates First Year In Office With New Strategy To Fight FARC

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos celebrated his first full year in office Sunday by vowing to set new strategies in the government’s decades-long war with left-wing guerrillas. Speaking in Bogotá, […] Read More >

Colombian Court Tells Congress To Rule On Gay Marriage

Today in Latin America Top Story — In a move heralded by gay rights activists, Colombia’s Constitutional Court ruled that the issue of same-sex marriage is a legislative matter that […] Read More >

Colombia Bans Sale Of Single Cigarettes & Snuff Ads

The once ubiquitous feature in many Colombian cities and towns – a man or woman carrying a wooden box and selling single cigarettes or “looseys” – is no more. A […] Read More >