The Crusade Against Medicinal Marihuana
Colombia is close to legalizing medicinal marihuana. The bill drafted by senator Juan Manuel Galán seeks to authorize, in the head of government, the growing, harvest and use of cannabis for scientific research or for the creation of therapeutic or medicinal products.
Read MoreFrom Uribe to Correa
The more I learn about Rafael Correa’s actions in Ecuador, the more I feel transported to the Colombia of Álvaro Uribe.
Read MoreDilemmas of Political Representation of Ethnic Minorities
Political participation of racial-ethnic minorities is fundamental to enrich public debate and pluralism in any democracy
Read MoreA Bittersweet Balance
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights presented this week its new report about Colombia. Analysis.
Read MoreA Very Significant Step
The Court’s decision to allow Verónica to adopt her partner Ana’s two biological children is not only juridically correct, but also above all profoundly fair and humane.
Read MoreReturning to Life
Last Monday was the 27th anniversary of Héctor Abad Gómez’ murder, who I knew intimately and for whom I felt great admiration and fondness.
Read MoreThe Amazons and the Chaco: Two Sides to the Same Coin
The Amazons and the Chaco are the frontier of oil exploitation, which has affected the health of the water and forests.
Read MoreWater, Gold, and Fracking
While water becomes more scarce in our country, the Government and the Public Prosecutor’s Office seem determined in risking water sources and impeding citizens that defend them.
Read MoreConstitutional Reform and Objections
Can the President veto a “legislative act,” which is the strange name for the constitutional reforms approved by Congress?
Read MoreArmed Spirits
Throwing more words to war is like throwing more wood to fire, once said Fernando Savater.
Read MoreHelp me and I’ll help you (or helped you?)
The election of judges of the National Electoral Council will be a good opportunity to understand if political tradition weighs more than hope of change. Will the government and the coalition support the Party of National Integration?
Read MoreThe myths of the paper book
THE MOMENT FAR more revealing of the Bogotá Book Fair was the greeting of Nicholas Negroponte, the internet guru, when beginning his lecture as special guest:
Read MoreWikileaks in the Constitutional Court
It is not convenient for the Constitutional Court that confidential information about ongoing cases continues leaking.
Read More“I finally understood the iceberg of para-politics”
Claudia Lopez became famous for her research on para-politics which revealed links between politicians and paramilitaries and resulted in the judicial accusation of 97 congressmen.
Today, in the Book Fair, she launches the second chapter of this research. “And they re-founded the country … how the mafia and politics reconfigured the Colombian state.”
It is the result of an extensive research coordinated by her but realized by 15 researchers from the New Rainbow Corporation, Group Method of Luis Jorge Garay, Congreso Visible, Dejusticia and Moe. This is an interview about their results.
Read MoreNew drug policy?
I WISH PRESIDENT SANTOS would rethink the drug policy and abandon the fundamentalism that characterized the previous government, which froze the debate on this issue for eight years.
Read MoreThe Inspector General’s crusade
Voluntary interruption of pregnancy in the three extreme circumstances is part of human rights. Therefore, its guarantee and assurance is responsibility of the Inspector General, like it or not.
Read MoreTime for equal marriage rights
The time has come for the Constitutional Court to decide the right to marriage of same-sex couples.
Read MoreJudicial reform: Uribe compared to Santos
Some of Santos proposals are debatable and can be problematic. However, the tone of the new president is different from the one Uribe used and could allow reasoned debate.
Read MoreThe laws of justice and peace
In recent weeks, the government has claimed the “Law of Justice and Peace” (LJP) because it believes it has contributed in achieving peace while respecting victim rights.
Read MoreGay marriage: The devil is in the details
I ONCE WROTE THAT THE charm that Argentina has for Colombians is much more than football, BBQ’s or the beauty of Buenos Aires and the country in general.
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